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This article lists German AFV production during World War II. Tanks Panzer I The Panzer I wasnt intended as a combat vehicle, but more to familiarise industry and the army with tanks. ...
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Where figures for production in 1939 are given, they refer to September 1939 onwards; that is, they only count wartime production.
Panzer I
Panzer I Pre-war: 1,893 hulls had been produced. 1,867 were fitted with turrets, and the rest used as command or training vehicles. The Panzer I was a light tank produced by Germany in the 1930s, intended as a training tank, but also used extensively in the Spanish Civil War and early World War II. The Panzer I went by many names and designations, with the most common official designation as the Panzerkampfwagen...
Panzer II Panzer II Pre-war: 1,223. The Panzer II was a German tank used in World War II. Designed as a stopgap while other tanks were developed, it played an important role in the early years of World War II, during the Polish and French campaigns. ...
1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Total Pz II 15 9 223 302 77 7 - 633 Pz II (f) - 90 42 23 - - - 155 Marder II - - - 511 212 - - 723 Wespe - - - - 514 144 - 658 Bison - - - 12 - - - 12 Total 15 99 265 848 803 151 - 2,181 Variants: - Panzer II (f) - flamethrower tank (converted from older types)
- Marder II - 75 mm Pak 40 gun on Panzer II chassis (Sd.Kfz. 131) (some converted from older types)
- Wespe - 105 mm light field howitzer on Panzer II chassis (Sd.Kfz. 124)
- Sturmpanzer II Bison - 150 mm heavy infantry gun on Panzer II chassis
The Marder II was a tank destroyer based on the panzer II chassis. ...
The Wespe (German for wasp) was a German self-propelled artillery vehicle during World War II based on the Panzer II tank. ...
Panzer 38(t) Panzer 38(t) Pre-war: 78. The Panzer 38(t) was a Czechoslovakian tank used by Germany during World War II. (The Czechoslovak military designation was LT-38. ...
1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Total Pz 38(t) 153 367 678 198 - - - 1,396 Marder 138 - - - 110 783 323 - 1,216 Marder 139 - - - 344 - - - 344 Grille - - - - 225 346 - 571 Hetzer - - - - - 1,687 1,335 3,022 Total 153 367 678 652 1,008 2,356 1,335 6,549 Variants: - Marder 138 (Marder III) - 75 mm Pak 40 gun on Panzer 38(t) chassis (Sd.Kfz. 138)
- Marder 139 (Marder III) - captured Soviet 76.2 mm gun on Panzer 38(t) chassis (Sd.Kfz. 139)
- Grille - 150 mm heavy infantry gun on Panzer 38(t) chassis (figures include munition-carrying versions of the Grille) (Sd.Kfz. 138/1)
- Hetzer (Jagdpanzer 38(t)) - 75 mm L/48 PaK39 gun on a widened Pz 38(t) chassis (Sd.Kfz. 138/2)
Marder III Ausf. ...
Marder III Ausf. ...
The Grille series of self propelled artillery vehicles were used by Germany during World War II. The Grille series was based on the Czech Panzer 38(t) tank and used a 15 cm sIG 33 infantry gun. ...
Polish-seized Hetzer on a baricade during the Warsaw Uprising Based on the Czech Panzer 38(t) chassis Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer was an excellent tank destroyer: it was better armoured than the earlier Panzerjäger (60 mm sloped armour at 60 degrees, giving a equivalence of about 180 mm...
Panzer III Panzer III Pre-war: 98. The Panzerkampfwagen III (PzKpfw III), more commonly referred to as the Panzer III, was a tank developed in the 1930s by Nazi Germany and used extensively in World War II. It was designed to fight other AFVs, serving alongside the infantry-support Pzkpfw IV. It soon became obsolete in this...
1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Total Pz III 157 396 - - - - - 553 Pz III (50) - 466 1,673 251 - - - 2,390 Pz III (50L) - - 64 1,907 - - - 1,971 Pz III (75) - - - 449 213 - - 662 Pz III (f) - - - - 100 - - 100 StuG III - 192 540 93 - - - 825 StuG III (l) - - - 695 3,011 3,849* 1,038 8,593 StuH 42 - - - 12 204 903 98 1,217 Total 157 1,054 2,213 3,407 5,435 4,752 1,136 16,311 * not including 173 converted Panzer III
Variants:
- Panzer III - armed with 37 mm gun
- Panzer III (50) - armed with 50 mm L/42 gun
- Panzer III (50L) - armed with 50 mm L/60 gun
- Panzer III (75) - armed with 75 mm L/24 gun (converted older types)
- Panzer III (f) - armed with flamethrower
- StuG III - Sturmgeschütz 40. Assault Gun armed with 75 mm L/24 on Panzer III chassis (Sd.Kfz. 142)
- StuG III (l) - Sturmgeschütz 40. Assault Gun armed with 75 mm L/43 or L/48 on Panzer III chassis (Sd.Kfz. 142/1)
- StuH 42 - Sturmhaubitze 42. StuG III with 105 mm light field howitzer (Sd. Kfz. 142/2)
Early version StuG III Ausf. ...
Early version StuG III Ausf. ...
Panzer IV Panzer IV Pre-war: 211. The Panzerkampfwagen IV (PzKpfw IV), more commonly referred to as the Panzer IV, was a tank developed by Nazi Germany and used extensively in World War II. It was designed initially as an infantry-support medium tank, to work in conjunction with the anti-tank Pzkpfw III. Later in the...
1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Total Pz IV (short) 45 268 467 124 - - - 904 Pz IV (long) - - - 870 3,013 3,126 385 7,394 StuG IV - - - - 30 1,006 105 1,141 Jagdpanzer IV - - - - - 769 - 769 Jagdpanzer IV/70 - - - - - 767 441 1,208 Sturmpanzer IV - - - - 66 215 17 298 Hornisse - - - - 345 133 16 494 Hummel - - - - 368 289 57 714 Möbelwagen - - - - - 205 35 240 Wirbelwind - - - - - 100 6 106 Ostwind - - - - - 15 28 43 Total 45 268 467 994 3,822 6,625 1,090 13,311 Variants: - Panzer IV (short) - Panzer IV with short 75 mm L/24 gun
- Panzer IV (long) - Panzer IV with long 75 mm L/43 or L/48 gun
- Sturmgeschütz IV - Assault Gun. Superstructure of Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G on Panzer IV chassis; armed with 75 mm L/48 gun (Sd.Kfz. 167)
- Jagdpanzer IV - Tank Destroyer with 75 mm L/48 gun on Panzer IV chassis (Sd.Kfz. 162)
- Jagdpanzer IV/70 - Tank Destroyer with 75 mm L/70 gun on Panzer IV chassis (Sd.Kfz. 162/1)
- Sturmpanzer IV (Brummbär) - with 150 mm field howitzer on Panzer IV chassis (Sd.Kfz. 166)
- Hummel - 150 mm field howitzer on Geschützwagen III/IV chassis (Sd.Kfz. 165)
- Hornisse - 88 mm PaK43/1 auf Geschützwagen III/IV, later known as Nashorn (Sd. Kfz. 164)
- Möbelwagen - Anti Aircraft. 37mm FlaK 43 L/89 on Panzer IV chassis (Flakpanzer IV Sd.Kfz.161/3)
- Wirbelwind - Anti Aircraft. quadruple 20mm FlaK 38 L/112.5 guns on Panzer IV chassis, with armored turret (Flakpanzer IV)
- Ostwind - Anti Aircraft. 37mm FlaK 43 L/89 on Panzer IV chassis, with armored turret (Flakpanzer IV)
The Panzer IV was originally armed with a low-velocity 75 mm L/24 gun. In 1942 this was upgraded to a 75 mm L/43 gun, in 1943 to a 75 mm L/48 gun; both these guns are classed as "long" in the table. The Sturmgeschütz IV (SdKfz 167) was a German amoured fighting vehicle of the Second World War. ...
Jagdpanzer IV/48 Jagdpanzer IV/70 (V) Jagdpanzer IV/70 (A) Prototype The Jagdpanzer IV, Sd. ...
Jagdpanzer IV/48 Jagdpanzer IV/70 (V) Jagdpanzer IV/70 (A) Prototype The Jagdpanzer IV, Sd. ...
General characteristics Length 5. ...
The Hummel (‘Bumble Bee’) was a self-propelled artillery unit based on the Geschutzwagen III/IV chassis, armed with a 150 mm howitzer. ...
The Nashorn (Rhino), one version of which was also known as the Hornisse was a German tank destroyer of World War II. It was developed as an interim solution in 1942 and was armed with a hard-hitting 8. ...
The Flakpanzer IV (Sd. ...
Wirbelwind at CFB Borden Wirbelwind at CFB Borden The Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind (Whirlwind in German) was an anti-aircraft vehicle based on the Panzer IV. It was developed in 1944 as a successor to the earlier AA tank Möbelwagen. ...
The Panzerkampfwagen IV (PzKpfw IV), more commonly referred to as the Panzer IV, was a tank developed by Nazi Germany and used extensively in World War II. It was designed initially as an infantry-support medium tank, to work in conjunction with the anti-tank Pzkpfw III. Later in the...
Panzer V (Panther) 1943 1944 1945 Total Panther 1,848 3,777 507 6,132 Jagdpanther 1 226 198 425 Total 1,849 4,003 705 6,557 Variants: - Panther (Panzer V) was armed with a 75 mm KwK 42 L/70 gun (Sd.Kfz. 171)
- Jagdpanther - Tank Destroyer with an 88 mm L/71 PaK43 gun on Panzer V chassis (Sd.Kfz. 173)
The Panther ( â–¶(?)) was a tank of Nazi Germany in World War II that served from mid-1943 to end of the war in Europe in 1945. ...
Jagdpanzer V Jagdpanther The Jagdpanther (Hunting Panther) was a tank destroyer built by Germany during World War II based on the chassis of the Panther tank. ...
Panzer VI (Tiger) 1942 1943 1944 1945 Total Tiger I 78 649 623 - 1,350 Tiger II - 1 377 112 490 Jagdtiger - - 51 28 79 Sturmtiger - - 18 - 18 Total 78 650 1,069 140 1,937 Notes: - Tiger I (Panzer VI E) was armed with an 88 mm L/56 gun (Sd.Kfz. 181)
- Tiger II (Panzer VI B, also known as Königstiger) was armed with an 88 mm L/71 gun (Sd.Kfz. 182)
Variants: The Panzerkampfwagen VI Aus. ...
The Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. ...
- Jagdtiger - Tank Destroyer armed with a 128 mm L/55 PaK44 gun (Sd.Kfz. 186)
- Sturmtiger - 380 mm rocket mortar on Tiger I chassis (converted from battle damaged tanks)
The Jagdtiger Destroyed Jagdtiger The Jagdtiger (SdKfz 186) (Hunting tiger) was a German World War Two tank destroyer based on the chassis of the Tiger II (King Tiger) tank. ...
The Tiger-Mörser, 38cm RW61 auf Sturm(panzer)mörser Tiger, or Sturmmörser Tiger, more commonly known as the Sturmtiger or Sturmpanzer VI, was a World War II German assault gun built on the Panzer VI Tiger I chassis armed with a large naval mortar, the 38cm SturmM...
Elefant 1943 Elefant 90 Notes: - The Elefant (Sd.Kfz. 184) used the chassis of Porsche's losing entry for the Tiger competition. On top of this chassis, a forward-facing 88 mm L/71 gun was mounted.
The Jagdpanzer Tiger (P) Elefant (Sd. ...
Total production Total Panzer I 1,493 [1] Panzer II 1,062 [2] Panzer 38(t) 2,584 [3] Panzer III 4,686 [4] Panzer IV 8,523 [5] Panzer V Panther 5,987 [6] Panzer VI Tiger I 1.354 [7] Panzer VI Tiger II 489 [8] Elefant 90 Total 26,268 Notes: The Panzer I was a light tank produced by Germany in the 1930s, intended as a training tank, but also used extensively in the Spanish Civil War and early World War II. The Panzer I went by many names and designations, with the most common official designation as the Panzerkampfwagen...
The Panzer II was a German tank used in World War II. Designed as a stopgap while other tanks were developed, it played an important role in the early years of World War II, during the Polish and French campaigns. ...
The Panzer 38(t) was a Czechoslovakian tank used by Germany during World War II. (The Czechoslovak military designation was LT-38. ...
The Panzerkampfwagen III (PzKpfw III), more commonly referred to as the Panzer III, was a tank developed in the 1930s by Nazi Germany and used extensively in World War II. It was designed to fight other AFVs, serving alongside the infantry-support Pzkpfw IV. It soon became obsolete in this...
The Panzerkampfwagen IV (PzKpfw IV), more commonly referred to as the Panzer IV, was a tank developed by Nazi Germany and used extensively in World War II. It was designed initially as an infantry-support medium tank, to work in conjunction with the anti-tank Pzkpfw III. Later in the...
Panther D The Panther was a medium tank of the German Army in World War II. Until 1944 it was designated as the PzKpfw V Panther, and also had the Ordnance inventory designation of SdKfz 171. ...
First Tiger I tank captured near Tunis The Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. ...
The Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. ...
The Jagdpanzer Tiger (P) Elefant (Sd. ...
- figures include both tank production and chassis production used for other vehicles, thus Panzer III figures include StuG III production.
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