Sonderkraftfahrzeug (abbreviated Sd.Kfz., German for "special purpose vehicle") was the ordnance inventory designation used by Nazi Germany before and...
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mechanized infantry) into battle, the Sd.Kfz. 251 was based on its earlier unarmored Sd.Kfz. 11 vehicle. Sd.Kfz. 251s were the most widely produced German...
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The Sd.Kfz. 250 (German: Sonderkraftfahrzeug 250; 'special motor vehicle') was a light armoured half-track, very similar in appearance to the larger Hanomag-designed...
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The Sd.Kfz. 7 was a half-track military vehicle used by the German Army, Luftwaffe and Waffen-SS during the Second World War. Sd.Kfz. is an abbreviation...
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The Sd.Kfz. 234 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 234, Special Purpose Vehicle 234), was a family of armoured cars designed and built in Germany during World War II...
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Leichter Panzerspähwagen (redirect from Leichter Panzerspähwagen Sd.Kfz.221)
four-wheel drive armoured cars produced by Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1944. The Sd.Kfz. 221 was the first in a series of light reconnaissance vehicles designed...
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The Sd.Kfz. 11 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug – special motor vehicle) was a German half-track that saw widespread use in World War II. Its main role was as a prime...
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Schwerer Panzerspähwagen (redirect from Sd.Kfz. 232)
were being replaced by 8-Rad versions. During the replacement phase, the Sd.Kfz. (Sonderkraftfahrzeug, 'special vehicle') numbers were carried directly...
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The Sd.Kfz. 9 (also known as "Famo") was a German half-track that saw widespread use in World War II, and the heaviest half-track vehicle of any type built...
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The Sd.Kfz. 10 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug – special motorized vehicle) was a German half-track that saw widespread use in World War II. Its main role was as...
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Sonderkraftfahrzeug 8 ("special motorized vehicle 8"), usually abbreviated to Sd.Kfz. 8, was a German half-track designed by Daimler-Benz that saw widespread...
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The Sd.Kfz.2 (German: Sonderkraftfahrzeug 2) is a half-track motorcycle with a single front wheel, better known as the Kleines Kettenkraftrad HK 101 (from...
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The Sd.Kfz. 6 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 6) was a half-track military vehicle used by the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War. It was designed to be...
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The Sd.Kfz. 4 was a 4.5-tonne military truck of Maultier ("mule") half-track family developed during World War II by Germany. Its manufacturer designation...
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(Sd. Kfz. 252) was a light armoured ammunition carrier used by Nazi Germany during World War II as early as the Battle of France in June 1940. The Sd....
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Goliath tracked mine (redirect from Sd.Kfz. 302)
World War II. These were the electrically powered Sd.Kfz. 302 and the petrol-engine powered Sd.Kfz. 303a and 303b. They were known as "beetle tanks" by...
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Sd.Kfz. 247 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 247) was an armored car used by the German armed forces during World War II. Before the war, ten six-wheeled models (Ausf...
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units. The vehicle belonged to the Sd.Kfz. 250 family. The appearance was similar to the Sd.Kfz. 250, but the Sd.Kfz. 253 variant was fully enclosed. Demag/Wegman...
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Jagdpanzer IV (redirect from Sd.Kfz. 162)
The Jagdpanzer IV / Sd.Kfz. 162, was a German tank destroyer based on the Panzer IV chassis and built in three main variants. As one of the casemate-style...
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The Sd.Kfz. 254 was a German fully tracked armoured scout car employed by Wehrmacht during World War II. From 1936, the vehicle was developed under the...
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Sd.Kfz. 231 Sd.Kfz. 232 Sd.Kfz. 233 Sd.Kfz. 263 (heavy armored radio car) Sd.Kfz. 234 – 8 wheeled armored car (also known as Puma or Stummel) Sd.Kfz....
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Tiger II (redirect from Sd.Kfz. 182)
often shortened to Tiger B. The ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 182. (Sd.Kfz. 267 and 268 for command vehicles). It was also known informally...
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Panther tank (redirect from Sd.Kfz. 171)
V Panther (abbreviated Pz.Kpfw. V) with ordnance inventory designation: Sd.Kfz. 171, is a German medium tank of World War II. It was used in most European...
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Tiger I (redirect from Sd.Kfz. 181)
entered production. It was classified with ordnance inventory designation Sd.Kfz. 182. The tank was later re-designated as Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausführung...
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Springer (vehicle) (redirect from Sd.Kfz. 304)
Ladungsträger Springer (Sd.Kfz. 304) was a demolition vehicle of the German Wehrmacht in World War II. Based on the NSU Sd.Kfz. 2 Kettenkrad light tracked...
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trucks to half tracks Sd.Kfz. 2 Sd.Kfz. 4 Sd.Kfz. 6 Sd.Kfz. 7 Sd.Kfz. 8 Sd.Kfz. 9 Sd.Kfz. 10 Sd.Kfz. 11 Sd.Kfz. 250 Sd.Kfz. 251 Kfz 13 Leichter Panzerspähwagen...
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Brummbär (redirect from Sd Kfz 166)
The Sturmpanzer (also known as Sturmpanzer 43 or Sd.Kfz. 166) is a German armoured infantry support gun based on the Panzer IV chassis used in the Second...
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Marder III (section Marder III, Sd.Kfz. 139)
was put into production as the Panzerjäger 38(t) für 7.62 cm PaK 36(r), Sd.Kfz. 139. A total of 344 vehicles were built in three series from April to November...
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Sturmgeschütz III (redirect from SdKfz 142)
second-most produced German armored combat vehicle of any type after the Sd.Kfz. 251 half-track. It was built on a slightly modified Panzer III chassis...
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