Hungary (102), Slovakia (69), Romania (50), and Bulgaria (10, known as Praga). The main advantages of the Panzer 38(t), compared to other tanks of the day...
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The Panzerkampfwagen III (Pz.Kpfw. III), commonly known as the Panzer III, was a medium tank developed in the 1930s by Germany, and was used extensively...
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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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The Panzerkampfwagen 35(t), commonly shortened to Panzer 35(t) or abbreviated as Pz.Kpfw. 35(t), was a Czechoslovak-designed light tank used mainly by...
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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 and two models of Czech tanks (the Panzer 38(t) and the Panzer 35(t)). By May 1940 there were 349 Panzer III tanks available for the attacks on France...
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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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commanding the tank. Variants: Panzer III A-F= armed with 37 mm L/45 gun Panzer III F-M = armed with 50 mm L/42 or L/60 gun Panzer III N = armed with 75 mm...
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diesel engine, which gave it a top road speed of 50 km/h (31 mph). The primary armament of the Panzer 61 was a 105 mm main gun. During the early 1950s...
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other Panzer III variants. Variants: Panzer III A-F - armed with 37 mm gun Panzer III G-J - armed with 50 mm L/42 gun Panzer III J/1-M - armed with 50 mm...
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Entwicklung series (redirect from E-50 Standardpanzer)
production The E-25 designs, in the 25-50 tonnes weight class, were to be the replacements of all Panzer III and Panzer IV based designs, with involvement...
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Panzerkampfwagen E-100 (redirect from Panzer E100 Panzerkampfwagen)
(2008). Panzer Tracts 6 Schwere Panzerkampfwagen D.W. to E-100 including the Tigers. Panzer Tracts. p. 6-3-72. ISBN 978-0981538235. White, B. T. (1983)...
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drawing board. Soviet IS-3 American M103 British Conqueror French AMX-50 German Panzer VIII Maus Citations Fröhlich 2019, p. 17. Fröhlich 2019, p. 11. Fröhlich...
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The Panzer-Lehr-Division (tank teaching division) was an elite German armoured division during World War II. It was formed in 1943 onwards from training...
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Tanks in the German Army (redirect from Panzer)
This article deals with the tanks (German: Panzer) serving in the German Army (Deutsches Heer) throughout history, such as the World War I tanks of the...
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T-72s were in service before the 2008 South Ossetia war. Between 50 and 60 T-55s and T-72s are currently in service. Afghanistan: 50 T-54s and 50 T-55s...
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Panther tank (redirect from Panzer 5)
to counter the Soviet T-34 medium tank and to replace the Panzer III and Panzer IV. Nevertheless, it served alongside the Panzer IV and the heavier Tiger...
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The 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf" (German: 3. SS-Panzerdivision "Totenkopf") was an elite division of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War...
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Tiger I (redirect from Panzer VI E)
armour, the Durchbruchwagen II, which would have had 50 mm (2.0 in) of frontal armour and mounted a Panzer IV turret with a short-barrelled (24 calibres long)...
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The 13th Panzer Division (English: 13th Armoured Division) was a unit of the German Army during World War II, established in 1940. The division was organized...
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June, the 25th SS Panzergrenadier Regiment, along with 50 Panzer IV tanks of the 12th SS Panzer Regiment, arrived and moved into position north-west of...
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They were replaced by the T-62, T-64, T-72, T-80 and T-90 tanks in the Soviet and Russian armies, but remain in use by up to 50 other armies worldwide,...
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The 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler or SS Division Leibstandarte, abbreviated as LSSAH (German: 1. SS-Panzerdivision "Leibstandarte...
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The 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking (German: 5. SS-Panzerdivision Wiking) or SS Division Wiking was an infantry and later an armoured division among the...
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high-velocity 75 mm gun to counter the T-34; the Panzer III, with its smaller turret ring, could not mount a gun larger than 50 mm, which had become inadequate...
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The 7th Panzer Division was an armored formation of the German Army in World War II. It participated in the Battle of France, the invasion of the Soviet...
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The AMX 50 (official designation) or AMX-50 is a French heavy tank designed in the immediate post Second World War period. It was proposed as, in succession...
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production time, meaning that German panzer forces would often fight against Soviet tank forces several times their own size. The T-34 was also a critical part...
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The Panzer 68 was a Swiss main battle tank developed by the Eidgenoessische Konstruktionswerkstaette in Thun in the late 1960s, and was the main tank of...
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