• Sonderkraftfahrzeug (abbreviated Sd.Kfz., German for "special purpose vehicle") was the ordnance inventory designation used by Nazi Germany before and...
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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. 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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    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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    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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    Second World War. Sd.Kfz. is an abbreviation of the German word Sonderkraftfahrzeug, "special purpose vehicle". A longer designation is mittlerer Zugkraftwagen...
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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. 251 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251) half-track was a World War II German armored personnel carrier designed by the Hanomag company, based on its...
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    in 1943 and 834 in 1944. Approximately 2,500 were built in total. Sonderkraftfahrzeug German:" special motorized vehicle" Spielberger, p. 165 Spielberger...
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    replaced by 8-Rad versions. During the replacement phase, the Sd.Kfz. (Sonderkraftfahrzeug, 'special vehicle') numbers were carried directly over; differentiation...
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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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    Ausf. H was the 7.5 cm PaK 40/3 auf Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) Ausf. H, Sonderkraftfahrzeug|Sd.Kfz. 138. A total of 275 vehicles were built in two series from...
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    simplified wings in 1943. Also, the L 4500 chassis was used for the Sonderkraftfahrzeug 4. L4500 was also used as the designation until 1954 for the Mercedes-Benz...
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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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    elevation limits of -12° to +80°. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sonderkraftfahrzeug 4. "Germany's Munitionskraftwagen für Nebelwerfer (SdKfz 4), 15cm...
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    Krupp designed the "first real self-propelled artillery piece", the Sonderkraftfahrzeug 165/1 (Special Purpose Vehicle 165/1, abbreviated Sd.Kfz. 165/1)...
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  • Fahrschulwanne Ausf.A ohne Aufbau used for driver training. Sd.Kfz. - Sonderkraftfahrzeug - Special vehicle Pz.Sp.Wg. - Panzerspähwagen – Reconnaissance tank/vehicle...
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    of 50 kg (110 lb) of explosives. The result was the SdKfz. 302 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug, transl. 'special-purpose vehicle'), called the Leichter Ladungsträger...
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    The Sonderkraftfahrzeug 8 ("special motorized vehicle 8"), usually abbreviated to Sd.Kfz. 8, was a German half-track designed by Daimler-Benz that saw...
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    designations included TNH series, TNHPS, LTP and LTH. The special vehicle (Sonderkraftfahrzeug) designation for the tank in Germany was Sd. Kfz. 140. The Panzer...
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  • MaxxPro Operated by Polish forces during the war in Afghanistan Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251/1 Ausführung D (Two, possibly more Sd.Kfz.-251/1 ausf. D were...
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  • "Special handling" or "special treatment" – a euphemism for killing. Sonderkraftfahrzeug (Sd.Kfz.) "special purpose motor vehicle" – all tanks and other military...
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  • amphibious or "swimming" tank. SD – see Sicherheitsdienst. Sd.Kfz. – Sonderkraftfahrzeug Seebataillon – naval infantry or marines. Seekriegsleitung (SKL)...
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    IV, which was adopted for general use on 27 September 1939 as the Sonderkraftfahrzeug 161 (Sd.Kfz. 161). In response to the difficulty of penetrating the...
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    (codename) Caliber (length) Barrel length (in cm) Operational platforms Sonderkraftfahrzeug (Sd.Kfz.) as Pak as Flak Others 2 cm KwK 30 L/55 110.0 Panzerkampfwagen...
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  • made) Other vehicles AEC Matador (British made gun carrier) Demag Sonderkraftfahrzeug Sd.Kfz.10/1 (German captured halftrack gun carrier) Hanomag WD-50...
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