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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German tanks in World War II (redirect from Panzer Tank)
of available Panzer IVs (211) was still larger than that of the Panzer III (98). There were also technical problems with the Panzer III: it was widely...
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403 1.Panzer Division 16.Panzer Division 17.Panzer Division 1.SS Panzer Division Leibstandate SS Adolf Hitler schwere Panzer Abteilung 503 III Panzerkorps...
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while the similar Panzer III was to fight armoured fighting vehicles. However, as the Germans faced the formidable T-34, the Panzer IV had more development...
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after the Sd.Kfz. 251 half-track. It was built on a slightly modified Panzer III chassis, replacing the turret with an armored, fixed superstructure mounting...
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(for example, Panzer III figures include StuG III assault gun production, etc.). Panzer III figures for 1942 and 1943 excludes 700 Panzer III Ausf N models...
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Tanks in the German Army (redirect from Panzer)
German Army first used Panzer I light tanks, along with the Panzer II, but the mainstays were the medium Panzer IIIs and Panzer IVs which were released...
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the Panzer III or Panzer IV, this design for the Panzer III/IV concept used schachtellaufwerk suspension. This design settled on use of the Panzer III turret...
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self-propelled anti-aircraft gun on Panzer 38(t) chassis (Sd. Kfz. 140) Also known as: PzKpfw III, 'Panzer III', Sd. Kfz. 141 The Panzer III was designed as a medium...
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Panzer II, would soon be surpassed as a front-line armored combat vehicle by more powerful German tanks, such as the Panzer III, and later the Panzer...
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and on the Eastern Front against the Soviet Union. The Panzer II was supplanted by the Panzer III and IV medium tanks by 1940/1941. By the end of 1942,...
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Panther tank (redirect from Panzer 5)
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 I until the end...
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Sturmgeschütz (section StuG III)
were the StuG III and StuG IV based on the Panzer III and Panzer IV medium tank chassis respectively. The more common of the two, the StuG III was developed...
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light tanks of Czechoslovak design (Panzer 35(t) and Panzer 38(t), both armed with a 37 mm gun). Even in 1941, Panzer III production amounted only to about...
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The III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps (III. (germanisches) SS-Panzerkorps) was a Waffen-SS armoured corps which saw action on the Eastern Front during World...
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101 to 120: Panzer I and variants Sd.Kfz. 121 to 140: Panzer II and variants and Panzer 38(t) and variants Sd.Kfz. 141 to 160: Panzer III and variants...
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The division's panzer regiment had a total complement of 208 operating tanks and assault guns (10 Panzer III, 9 StuG III, 97 Panzer IV, 86 Panthers and...
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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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also home to the Zahnradfabrik (ZF) factory which made gearboxes for Panzer III, IV, and Panther tanks. Both Maybach and ZF (and Dornier) were originally...
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Panzer 38(t) chassis Begleitwagen (secret/camouflage designation for the Panzer IV) Bergepanzer III (armored recovery vehicle version of the Panzer III)...
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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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variant of the Panzer IV used in the latter part of the Second World War. It was identical in role and concept to the highly successful StuG III assault gun...
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German heavy tank battalion (redirect from German 102nd SS Heavy Panzer Detachment)
supported by either medium Panzer III tanks or reconnaissance elements. In 1942 this consisted of 20 Tigers and 16 Panzer IIIs,[verification needed] composed...
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Tiger I (redirect from Panzer VI E)
I's general shape and suspension resembled the Panzer III, while the turret resembled the early Panzer IV C turret with the short-barrelled 7.5 cm (3...
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was pulled out of front lines in favour of the heavier Panzer III, Panzer IV, and StuG III. Panzer 38(t) continued to serve after 1941 as a reconnaissance...
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Panzergrenadier Division Großdeutschland (redirect from Grossdeutschland Panzer Grenadier Ersatz Brigade)
XXXXVIII Panzer Corps, along with the II SS Panzer Corps took part in the Third Battle of Kharkov. The division had 5 Panzer II, 20 Panzer III, 85 Panzer IV...
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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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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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Crusader tank (redirect from Crusader III AA Mk III)
This variant was more than a match for the mid-generation German Panzer III and Panzer IV medium tanks that it faced in combat. As part of the 1st Armoured...
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Panzer III. German heavy tank battalions were initially planned to be composed of two companies, each with four platoons of two Tigers and two Panzer...
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