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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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