The Panzer I was a light tank produced by Nazi Germany in the 1930s. Its name is short for Panzerkampfwagen I (German for "armored fighting vehicle mark...
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German tanks in World War II (redirect from Panzer Tank)
tanks, such as the Panther, the Tiger I and Tiger II, which had the reputation of being fearsome opponents. Panzer (/ˈpænzər/; German pronunciation: [ˈpantsɐ]...
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The Panzerkampfwagen I (PzKpfW I) was a light tank produced in Germany in the 1930s. The Panzer I was built in several variants and was the basis for a...
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Tanks in the German Army (redirect from Panzer)
deals with the tanks (German: Panzer) serving in the German Army (Deutsches Heer) throughout history, such as the World War I tanks of the Imperial German...
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Panzerjäger I, a Czech 4.7 cm KPÚV vz. 38 anti-tank gun on Panzer I Ausf.B chassis Sturmpanzer I ("Bison"), a 150 mm heavy infantry gun on Panzer I Ausf.B...
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produced 44,259 armored half-tracks and 3,607 armored cars during the war. Panzer I Pre-war: 1,893 hulls had been produced. 1,867 were fitted with turrets...
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the light tank Panzer I, the VK.18.01 was a completely new vehicle, had almost nothing to do with it.[citation needed] The Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.F was created...
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The Panzerkampfwagen III, commonly known as the Panzer III, was a medium tank developed in the 1930s by Germany, and was used extensively in World War...
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Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. C, also known by its prototype name VK 6.01, was a German light tank from the Second World War. Although the Panzer I Ausf. C was...
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The Panzer II is the common name used for a family of German tanks used in World War II. The official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen II (abbreviated...
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The Panzerkampfwagen IV (Pz.Kpfw. IV), commonly known as the Panzer IV, is a German medium tank developed in the late 1930s and used extensively during...
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38 (German designation "4.7 cm Pak (t)") anti-tank gun on a converted Panzer I Ausf. B chassis. It was intended to counter heavy French tanks like the...
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it was considered an excellent tank, especially compared to the Panzer I and Panzer II that were the Panzerwaffe's main tanks at the outset of World...
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turret. The Durchbruchwagen I's general shape and suspension resembled the Panzer III, while the turret resembled the early Panzer IV C turret with the short-barrelled...
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Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. A - bridge laying version of the Panzer I Ausf A Brückenleger auf Panzerkampfwagen II - bridge laying version of the Panzer II Brückenleger...
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Flak 38 auf Panzer I Ausführung A, commonly known as the Flakpanzer I, was a rare self-propelled anti-aircraft gun conversion of the Panzer I in use by...
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II Panzer III Panzer III/IV Panzer IV Panzer V Panzer VI (disambiguation) Panzer VII Löwe Panzer VIII Maus Panzer IX Panzer 38(t) Panzer E-100 Panzer (disambiguation)...
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Panzerkampfwagen E-100 (redirect from Panzer E100 Panzerkampfwagen)
E-100. Jentz, Thomas L. (2008). Panzer Tracts 6 Schwere Panzerkampfwagen D.W. to E-100 including the Tigers. Panzer Tracts. p. 6-3-72. ISBN 978-0981538235...
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over-loaded Panzer I chassis was too small for the gun, production switched to models using the chassis of larger, more suitable tanks. In 1942, the Panzer II...
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Light tank (section World War I)
up of the Panzer I and Panzer II light tanks. The Panzer I was little more than a training vehicle armed only with machine guns; the Panzer II with a...
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mass-produced tank, the Panzer I Ausf. A, the Sd.Kfz. 265 saw considerable action during the early years of the war, serving in Panzer units through 1942 and...
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during World War II for military vehicles; for example Sd.Kfz. 101 for the Panzer I. Sd.Kfz. numbers were assigned to armored, tracked, and half-tracked vehicles...
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Poland and France were carried out primarily with the less capable Panzer I and Panzer II light tanks (armed with machine guns and a 20 mm autocannon respectively)...
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predecessor of the 1st Panzer Army was named Panzer Group Kleist (Panzergruppe Kleist) with Colonel General Ewald von Kleist in command. Panzer Group Kleist was...
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Tanks of China (section Post World War I)
from 1933 to 1935, supplied small arms, artillery, armoured cars, and Panzer I light tanks to the NRA. The NRA armoured force was organized in three armoured...
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The 1st Panzer-Division (short: 1. Pz.Div. German: 1. Panzer-Division, English: 1st Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army during World...
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note from Generalísimo Francisco Franco which expressed the need for a Panzer I armed with a 20 mm gun. Although originally forty Italian L3/35 tankettes...
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The I SS Panzer Corps (German: I.SS-Panzerkorps) was a German armoured corps of the Waffen-SS. It saw action on both the Western and Eastern Fronts during...
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Chenillette Renault UE 57 - a tank destroyer on UE chassis Nazi Germany Panzer I -Although classified as a light tank, most sub-variants fit the designation...
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they were largely light tanks such as the Panzer I and Panzer II, as opposed to the Panzer III and Panzer IV. The heavier tanks were handed over to Army...
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