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Panzer I Variants
The Panzerkampfwagen I (PzKpfW I) was a light tank produced in Germany in the 1930s. The Panzer I was built in several variants and was the basis for a number of variants listed below. Designations ; Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf.A ohne Aufbau :Krupp Traktor LaS :(LaS - ''Landwirtschaftlicher Schlepper'') en, Agricultural tractor Tracked training vehicles. ; Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf.A:LaS (Vs.Kfz.617), MG ''Panzerwagen'' (Vs.Kfz.617), (Sd.Kfz.101) : ; Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf.B:LaS Maybach, (Sd.Kfz.101) : ; Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf.B ohne Aufbau: ''Instandsetzungskraftwagen I'' :Utility / recovery and repair vehicle ; Panzerjäger I : 4,7cm KPÚV vz. 38 antitank gun on a converted Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.B chassis. ; '' Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf.F'': ''Panzerkampfwagen I nA Verstärkt'', VK1801, VK1802 : 30 built by Krauss-Maffei in 1942. ; 15cm sIG33(Sf) auf Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.B :Sturmpanzer I, Bison :15 cm sIG 33 heavy infantry gun on Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.B chassis. ; Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen: ''kl.Pz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light Tank
A light tank is a tank variant initially designed for rapid movements in and out of combat, to outmaneuver heavier tanks. It is smaller in size with thinner armor and a less powerful main gun, tailored for better tactical mobility and ease of transport and logistics. They are primarily employed in the screening, armored reconnaissance, skirmishing, artillery observation, and supplementing landing operations in a fire support role of expeditionary forces where larger, heavier tanks are unavailable or have difficulties operating safely or efficiently. The fast light tank was a major feature of the pre-World War II army buildup, where it was expected they would be used to exploit breakthroughs in enemy lines created by slower, heavier tanks, with the goal of disrupting communications and supply lines. Numerous small tank designs and "tankettes" were developed during this period and known under a variety of names, including the " combat car". Early light tank designs were gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rheinmetall
Rheinmetall AG is a German automotive and arms manufacturer, headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. Its shares are traded on the Frankfurt stock exchange. History Rheinmetall was founded in 1889. Banker and investor Lorenz Zuckermandel Lorenz Zuckermandel (18 February 1847 – 6 January 1928) was a German banker, investor, founder and translator, among other things, of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. Thanks to his many talents, he worked his way from being the poor son of a ... (1847–1928) was one of the founders and the first chairman of the supervisory board. It manufactured steel products, including armaments. During the post-WWI disarmament of Germany, the company diversified, but by the 1930s armament manufacture resumed. In 1933, it acquired A. Borsig GmbH, which manufactured locomotives. References External links * * {{Authority control 1889 establishments in Germany Defence companies of Germany Engineering companies of Germany Companies in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-265-0006-31, Russland, Befehlspanzer 1
The German Federal Archives or Bundesarchiv (BArch) (german: Bundesarchiv) are the National Archives of Germany. They were established at the current location in Koblenz in 1952. They are subordinated to the Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media (Claudia Roth since 2021) under the German Chancellery, and before 1998, to the Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany), Federal Ministry of the Interior. On 6 December 2008, the Archives donated 100,000 photos to the public, by making them accessible via Wikimedia Commons. History The federal archive for institutions and authorities in Germany, the first precursor to the present-day Federal Archives, was established in Potsdam, Brandenburg in 1919, a later date than in other European countries. This national archive documented German government dating from the founding of the North German Confederation in 1867. It also included material from the older German Confederation and the Imperial Chamber Court. The oldest documents i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
