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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Sonderkraftfahrzeug (abbreviated Sd.Kfz., German for "special purpose vehicle") was the ordnance inventory designation used by Nazi Germany before and...
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unarmored Sd.Kfz. 11 vehicle. The Sd.Kfz. 251 was designed to transport the Panzergrenadier (German mechanized infantry) into battle. Sd.Kfz. 251s were...
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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. 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. 7 was a half-track military vehicle used by the German Army, Luftwaffe and Waffen-SS during the Second World War. Sd.Kfz. is an abbreviation...
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The Sd.Kfz. 9 (also known as "Famo") was a German half-track that saw widespread use in World War II, and the heaviest half-track vehicle of any type built...
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The 8.8 cm Flak 18 (Sfl.) auf Zugkraftwagen 12t (Sd.Kfz. 8) , also known as the Bunkerflak or Bufla, was a German Wehrmacht half-track self-propelled gun...
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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. 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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Schwerer Panzerspähwagen (redirect from Panzerspähwagen Sd.Kfz. 231 (8-Rad))
body, but by 1937 they were being replaced by 8-Rad versions. During the replacement phase, the Sd.Kfz. (Sonderkraftfahrzeug, 'special vehicle') numbers...
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The Sd.Kfz. 4 was a 4.5-tonne military truck of Maultier ("mule") half-track family developed during World War II by Germany. Its manufacturer designation...
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Leichter Panzerspähwagen (redirect from Leichter Panzerspähwagen Sd.Kfz.221)
four-wheel drive armoured cars produced by Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1944. The Sd.Kfz. 221 was the first in a series of light reconnaissance vehicles designed...
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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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units. The vehicle belonged to the Sd.Kfz. 250 family. The appearance was similar to the Sd.Kfz. 250, but the Sd.Kfz. 253 variant was fully enclosed. Demag/Wegman...
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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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(Sd. Kfz. 252) was a light armoured ammunition carrier used by Nazi Germany during World War II as early as the Battle of France in June 1940. The Sd....
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Sd.Kfz. 231 Sd.Kfz. 232 Sd.Kfz. 233 Sd.Kfz. 263 (heavy armored radio car) Sd.Kfz. 234 – 8 wheeled armored car (also known as Puma or Stummel) Sd.Kfz....
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trucks to half tracks Sd.Kfz. 2 Sd.Kfz. 4 Sd.Kfz. 6 Sd.Kfz. 7 Sd.Kfz. 8 Sd.Kfz. 9 Sd.Kfz. 10 Sd.Kfz. 11 Sd.Kfz. 250 Sd.Kfz. 251 Kfz 13 Leichter Panzerspähwagen...
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The Sd.Kfz. 254 was a German fully tracked armoured scout car employed by Wehrmacht during World War II. From 1936, the vehicle was developed under the...
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armoured command vehicle), known also by its ordnance inventory designation Sd.Kfz. 265, was the German Army's first purpose-designed armoured command vehicle;...
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Goliath tracked mine (redirect from Sd.Kfz. 302)
World War II. These were the electrically powered Sd.Kfz. 302 and the petrol-engine powered Sd.Kfz. 303a and 303b. They were known as "beetle tanks" by...
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The weight of the gun meant that only large vehicles could move it, the Sd.Kfz. 7 half-track becoming a common prime mover. Targeting indicators were attached...
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trailers Sd.Kfz. 6 (5-ton), 10.5 cm leFH 18, 7.5 cm Flak. L/60. Mainly used as engineer/Pioneer equipment and personnel carrier Sd.Kfz. 7 (8-ton), 8.8 cm Flak...
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display at Musée des Blindés Sd.Kfz. 9 German Sd.Kfz. 250 halftrack. Sd.Kfz. 9 pulls tank Sd.Kfz. 10/2 Sd.Kfz. 10 Imperial Japanese Army Type 1 Ho-Ha Civilian...
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Kfz. 260) Gerät 84 (equipment number for the Sd.Kfz. 261) Gerät 89 (equipment number for the Sd.Kfz. 250) Gerät 90 (equipment number for the Sd.Kfz....
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Tiger II (redirect from Sd.Kfz. 182)
often shortened to Tiger B. The ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 182. (Sd.Kfz. 267 and 268 for command vehicles). It was also known informally...
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Panzerspähwagen Sd.Kfz. 234 Sd.Kfz. 247 - Armored car Sd.Kfz. 250 - Half-track APC Sd.Kfz. 251 - Half-track APC Sd.Kfz. 252 - Half-track Sd.Kfz. 253 - Armored...
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Wespe (redirect from Sd.Kfz. 124 Wespe)
The Sd.Kfz. 124 Wespe (German for "wasp"), also known as Leichte Feldhaubitze 18/2 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II (Sf.) ("Light field howitzer 18...
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The Kfz. 13 (also Maschinengewehr-Kraftwagen) was the first armoured reconnaissance vehicle introduced by the Reichswehr after the First World War and...
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