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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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    alongside and support the similar Panzer IV, which was originally designed for infantry support. Initially the Panzer III had the same 3.7 cm gun as the...
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    military formations (Panzerdivision, 4th Panzer Army, etc.), and in the proper names of tanks, such as Panzer IV, etc. The dated German term is Panzerkampfwagen...
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    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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  • World War II. The tank was designed to use components of both the Panzer III and Panzer IV, in an attempt to integrate the two projects. The project was cancelled...
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    light field howitzer Panzer IV Pre-war: 211. Variants: Panzer IV A-F1 - Panzer IV with short 75 mm L/24 gun Panzer IV F2-J - Panzer IV with long 75 mm L/43...
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    Panther tank (redirect from Panzer V-IV)
    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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    gun. Variants: Panzer IV A-F1 = Panzer IV with 75 mm L/24 gun Panzer IV F2-J = Panzer IV with 75 mm L/43 or L/48 gun Sturmgeschütz IV = Assault Gun. Superstructure...
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    The Sturmgeschütz IV (StuG IV) (Sd.Kfz. 167) was a German assault gun variant of the Panzer IV used in the latter part of the Second World War. It was...
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    used Panzer I light tanks, along with the Panzer II, but the mainstays were the medium Panzer IIIs and Panzer IVs which were released in 1937. The IV became...
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    Adolf Hitler's personal authorization. Panzer Lehr's panzer regiment had a battalion each of Panther and Panzer IV available. Moreover, all the battalions...
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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 (3.0 in)...
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    tanks, such as the Panzer III, and later the Panzer IV, Panzer V, and Panzer VI; nevertheless, the Panzer I's contribution to the early victories of Nazi...
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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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    Brummbär (redirect from Sturmpanzer IV)
    or Sd.Kfz. 166) is a German armoured infantry support gun based on the Panzer IV chassis used in the Second World War. It was used at the Battles of Kursk...
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    Chinese units. The M4 was the equal of the German medium tanks, the Panzer III and Panzer IV, at the time it first saw service in 1942. The Red Army was supplied...
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    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 Flakpanzer IV "Wirbelwind" (Whirlwind in English) was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the Panzer IV tank. It was developed in 1944...
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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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    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, it...
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    crews of German Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks. The Germans noted the T-34 was very slow to find and engage targets while the Panzers could typically...
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    similar to those used by the earliest versions of the fully turreted Panzer IV. Low-velocity shells are lightly built of thin steel and carry a large...
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  • with 75 mm L/24 main gun Sd.Kfz. 161/1 - Panzer IV medium tank with 75 mm L/43 main gun Sd.Kfz. 161/2 - Panzer IV medium tank with 75 mm L/48 main gun Sd...
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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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    A Panzer division was one of the armored (tank) divisions in the army of Nazi Germany during World War II. Panzer divisions were the key element of German...
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  • The IV SS Panzer Corps was a panzer corps of the Waffen-SS which saw action on the Eastern Front and in the Balkans during World War II. The corps was...
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    (1939–1945). The main StuGs were the StuG III and StuG IV based on the Panzer III and Panzer IV medium tank chassis respectively. The more common of the...
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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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    used during World War II, primarily as the main armament of the early Panzer IV tank. Slightly modified as StuK 37, it was also mounted in early StuG...
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    The Flakpanzer IV "Ostwind" (East Wind in English) was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the Panzer IV tank. It was developed in 1944...
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