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After the war, West Germany was given United States-built M47 and M48 Patton tanks and in 1956 the Germans began development of the Leopard tank project to build a modern German tank, the Standard-Panzer, to replace the Bundeswehr's outdated tanks. The German Leopard (later known as Leopard 1) tank first entered service in 1965.
This is a list of weapons of West Germany. West Germany was formed as a result of the division of germany after World War II. As part of the Western Bloc West Germany was a member of NATO and an important part of the alliance. Especially so since any conflict with the Soviet Union was most likely going to start in West Germany itself or on its ...
This is a list of German-made and German-used land vehicles sorted by type, covering both former and current vehicles, from their inception from the German Empire, through the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany, to the split between West Germany and East Germany, through their reunification and into modern-day Germany.
West Germany: 4,744 40–42 t 820 hp 450–600 km A main battle tank designed and produced in West Germany that first entered service in 1965. Panzer 61: 1957 1965 Switzerland: 150 39 t 630 hp 250 km Initially developed as the Panzer 58 medium tank and developed and redesignated into the Panzer 61. MBT-70: 1965 — United States West Germany ...
German tanks were an important part of the Wehrmacht and played a fundamental role during the whole war, and especially in the blitzkrieg battle strategy. In the subsequent more troubled and prolonged campaigns, German tanks proved to be adaptable and efficient adversaries to the Allies. When the Allied forces technically managed to surpass the ...
Developed by Krauss-Maffei in the 1970s, the tank entered service in 1979 and replaced the earlier Leopard 1 as the main battle tank of the West German army. Various iterations of the Leopard 2 continue to be operated by the armed forces of Germany , as well as 13 other European countries, and several non-European countries, including Canada ...
West Germany: Tank transporter: 324: The SLT 50-3 is the only standard still active with the army. The modernization from 1994 to 2000 intended to enable the use of the trailer of the SLT-56 and have the capacity to transport the Leopard 2A4. [250] SLT 56 Franziska "Schwerlasttransporter Franziska" Germany: Tank transporter: 49
The Leopard project started in November 1956 in order to develop a modern tank, the Standard-Panzer, to replace the Bundeswehr's American-built M47 and M48 Patton tanks, which, though just delivered to West Germany's recently reconstituted army, were rapidly becoming outdated. On 25 July 1957, the detailed specifications were released.