WW2 German Improvised Vehicles 8 cm Schwerer Granatwerfer 34 auf Panzerspähwagen AMR 35(f) German Reich (1943-1944) Self-Propelled Mortar – Unknown number but possibly only a few converted During the Second World War, the German Army frequently faced a shortage of tanks. Fortunately for ...
WW2 German AT Weapons 3.7 cm Panzerabwehrkanone (PaK) German Reich (1933-1945) Light anti-tank gun – Between 14,459 to 20,000 Built The 3.7 cm PaK emerged as Germany’s response to the burgeoning tank industry. Its development, initiated in 1925 by a group of Rheinmetall engineers, ...
Vehicles(72)» Amphibious(6)» Axis(2)» Germany(1)» Trippel(1) Schwimmwagen Trippel SG 6 – German Amphibious Jeep This amphibious Jeep was named after its creator, Hans Trippel. During 1935 Hans Trippel stated his work on … ...
German mobility always had been criticized, not providing enough vehicles for the ground forces and indeed, the bulk of the German infantry went on foot, motorized infantry division being an exception. The "lightning war" only concerned this reduced motorized component spearheaded by Panzerdivisions (...
American WW2 Vehicles Amphibious Vehicles The U.S. Army’s acronym for the amphibious truck (DUKW) was pronounced ‘‘Duck,’’ which was appropriate for a waterborne craft equally at home on land. The name was derived from the manufacturer’s designators D (model year 1942), U (amphibious...
2 Land Rovers for Erich Honecker. 2 Daimler All Terrain vehicles for Erich Honecker. 3 ARO Romanian All Terrain vehicles, one with 6 seats. Free, given as gift from Ceausescu. 1 Lada Niva All Terrain, given to him by Leonid Brezhnev (1st. in GDR to be registered) 1 Citroen BX 1.6...
after having tried in vain to see him at the Propaganda Ministry. The Reich Minister had no idea of the danger he was in. It was only after Hagen, in order to emphasize how serious the situation was, pointed out vehicles from the guard regiment as they drove by, that Goebbels took frig...
(German: armored-observation-vehicle), also known as Sd.Kfz.143, was one of the variants of the common Panzer III medium tank. Although the conversion was fairly simple, it was one of the most specialized vehicles in this tank family. The Sd.Kfz.143 was designed for the artillery ...