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''Sonderkraftfahrzeug'' (abbreviated ''Sd.Kfz.'', German for "special purpose vehicle") was the ordnance inventory designation used by Nazi Germany during World War II for
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s; for example ''Sd.Kfz.'' 101 for the Panzer I. Sd.Kfz. numbers were assigned to armored, tracked, and half-tracked vehicles in military service with Nazi Germany prior to and during World War II.


Sd.Kfz. numbering system

There were no strict rules regarding number series. For example, the Pz. Kpfw. II Ausf. L was designed and named as a reconnaissance vehicle, yet was placed in the 100-series rather than the 200-series. Overall, the vehicles were placed in these categories: *Sd.Kfz. 1 to 99: Unarmoured half-tracked vehicles *Sd.Kfz. 100 to 199: Tanks and tank variants, such as tank destroyers and self-propelled artillery *Sd.Kfz. 200 to 299: Reconnaissance vehicles, armoured cars, armored personnel carriers, and command tanks *Sd.Kfz. 300 and above: Mine-clearing and demolition charge laying vehicles


Designations


Sd.Kfz. 1 to 99

* Sd.Kfz. 2 (''Kettenkrad'' light half-track "tracked motorcycle") ** Sd.Kfz. 2/1 (Field cable-laying variant for long distance field cable ''Feldfernkabel'') ** Sd.Kfz. 2/2 (Field cable-laying variant for heavy field cable ''Schweres Feldkabel'') * Sd.Kfz. 3 - Maultier half-track cargo vehicle ** Sd.Kfz. 3a (Maultier based on 2-ton
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trucks) ** Sd.Kfz. 3b (Maultier based on 2-ton Ford trucks) ** Sd.Kfz. 3c (Maultier based on 2-ton Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz trucks) *
Sd.Kfz. 4 The ''Sd.Kfz. 4 Gleisketten-Lastkraftwagen'' ("chain-track truck"), was a 4.5-tonne military truck of ''Maultier'' ("mule") half-track family developed during World War II by Germany. Its manufacturer designation was Mercedes-Benz L4500R. Devel ...
(Maultier based on 4.5-ton trucks) ** Sd.Kfz. 4/1 (Maultier with
15 cm Nebelwerfer 42 The 15 cm Nebelwerfer 41 (15 cm NbW 41) was a German multiple rocket launcher used in the Second World War. It served with units of the ''Nebeltruppen'', German Chemical Corps units that had the responsibility for poison gas and smoke w ...
rocket launcher) * Sd.Kfz. 6 (5-ton medium halftrack for engineers) ** Sd.Kfz. 6/1 (5-ton medium half-track for the artillery) ** Sd.Kfz. 6/2 (self-propelled 37 mm antiaircraft gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 6/3 "Sd.Kfz. 6 mit 7.62 cm FK 36(r)", half track carrying a captured Soviet 76mm M1936 (F-22) gun portee in an armored superstructure) *
Sd.Kfz. 7 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 of the German word ''Sonderkraftfahrzeug'', "special purpose vehicle". A longer designati ...
(8-ton medium half-track) ** Sd.Kfz. 7/1 (self-propelled 20 mm quadruple anti-aircraft gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 7/2 (self-propelled 37 mm antiaircraft gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 7/6 (variant for anti-aircraft range finding) *
Sd.Kfz. 8 The ''Sonderkraftfahrzeug'' 8 ("special motorized vehicle 8"), usually abbreviated to Sd.Kfz. 8, was a Military of Germany, German half-track designed by Daimler-Benz that saw widespread use in World War II. Its main roles were as a artillery tra ...
(12-ton heavy half-track) * Sd.Kfz. 9 (18-ton heavy half-track) ** Sd.Kfz. 9/1 (halftrack mounted 6 ton crane) ** Sd.Kfz. 9/2 (halftrack mounted 10 ton crane) * Sd.Kfz. 10 (1-ton light halftrack) ** Sd.Kfz. 10/1 (light gas detection vehicle) ** Sd.Kfz. 10/2 (light decontamination vehicle) ** Sd.Kfz. 10/3 (light decontamination sprayer vehicle) ** Sd.Kfz. 10/4 (self-propelled 20 mm FlaK 30 antiaircraft gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 10/5 (self-propelled 20 mm FlaK 38 antiaircraft gun) * Sd.Kfz. 11 (3-ton light halftrack) ** Sd.Kfz. 11/1 - carrier for
10 cm Nebelwerfer 35 The 10 cm Nebelwerfer 35 (10 cm NbW 35) was a heavy mortar used by Germany during World War II. Much like the American M2 4.2 inch mortar it was intended to deliver chemical munitions, such as gas and smoke shells. Unlike the Americ ...
and
10 cm Nebelwerfer 40 The 10 cm Nebelwerfer 40 (10 cm NbW 40) was a heavy mortar used by Germany during the Second World War. Much like the American M2 4.2 inch mortar it was intended to deliver chemical munitions, such as gas and smoke shells, as well as ...
mortars *** Sd.Kfz. 11/1 - designation re-issued in 1944: self-propelled 20 mm FlaK 38 antiaircraft gun ** Sd.Kfz. 11/2 -medium decontamination vehicle ** Sd.Kfz. 11/3 -medium decontamination spraying vehicle ** Sd.Kfz. 11/4 -smoke-generation vehicle ** Sd.Kfz. 11/5 -medium gas detection vehicle


Sd.Kfz. 100 to 199

* Sd.Kfz. 101 Panzer I ''Ausf''. A and B light tank * Sd.Kfz. 111 Panzer I ammunition carrier variant * Sd.Kfz. 121 Panzer II ''Ausf''. A to F light tank * Sd.Kfz. 122 Panzer II (Flamm) flamethrower tank * Sd.Kfz. 123 Panzer II Ausf. L "Luchs" reconnaissance tank * Sd.Kfz. 124 Wespe self-propelled
10.5 cm leFH 18 The 10.5 cm leFH 18 (german: leichte Feldhaubitze "light field howitzer") is a German light howitzer used in World War II and the standard artillery piece of the Wehrmacht, adopted for service in 1935 and used by all divisions and artillery ...
howitzer on Panzer II chassis * Sd.Kfz. 131 Marder II self-propelled 7.5 cm Pak 40 anti-tank gun on Panzer II chassis * Sd.Kfz. 132 Marder II self-propelled Soviet 76.2 mm antitank gun * Sd.Kfz. 135 - Marder I '' Panzerjäger'' tank destroyer on captured French Lorraine 37L tracked carrier ** Sd.Kfz. 135/1 (self-propelled 150 mm howitzer) * Sd.Kfz. 138 ( Marder III self-propelled 75 mm anti-tank gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 138/1 - ''Grille'' self-propelled 150 mm sIG 33 infantry gun on Panzer 38(t) chassis ** Sd.Kfz. 138/2 - " Hetzer" ''jagdpanzer'' based on the Panzer 38(t) chassis * Sd.Kfz. 139 - Marder III self-propelled 76.2 mm anti-tank gun * Sd.Kfz. 140 - Flakpanzer 38(t) (''Flakpanzer 38(t) auf Selbstfahrlafette 38(t) Ausf'' M) self-propelled 20 mm anti-aircraft gun on a Panzer 38(t) chassis ** Sd.Kfz. 140/1 - armored reconnaissance vehicle based on the Panzer 38(t) * Sd.Kfz. 141 - Panzer III medium tank with 37 mm or 50 mm L/42 main gun ** Sd.Kfz. 141/1 - Panzer III medium tank with 50 mm L/60 main gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 141/2 - Panzer III medium tank with short-barrelled 75 mm KwK 37 main gun * Sd.Kfz. 142 - StuG III
assault gun Assault gun (from german: Sturmgeschütz - "storm gun", as in "storming/assaulting") is a type of self-propelled artillery which uses an infantry support gun mounted on a motorized chassis, normally an armored fighting vehicle, which are designed ...
with 75 mm L/24 main gun ** Sd.Kfz. 142/1 - StuG III assault gun with 75 mm L/43 or L/48 main gun ** Sd.Kfz. 142/2 - StuH 42 assault gun with 105 mm L/28 main gun * Sd.Kfz. 143 - Panzer III based artillery observation post * Sd.Kfz. 161 - Panzer IV medium tank 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.Kfz. 161/3 - '' Möbelwagen'' self-propelled 37 mm antiaircraft gun ** Sd.Kfz. 161/4 -'' Wirbelwind'' self-propelled 20 mm x 4 antiaircraft gun * Sd.Kfz. 162 - Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyer with 75 mm L/48 main gun on Panzer IV chassis ** Sd.Kfz. 162/1 - Jagdpanzer IV with 75 mm L/70 main gun) * Sd.Kfz. 164 - Nashorn (until 1944 known as ''Hornisse'') ''panzerjäger'' tank destroyer with 88 mm Pak 43 main gun) * Sd.Kfz. 165 - ''Hummel'' self-propelled 150 mm artillery ** Sd.Kfz. 165/1 -
Heuschrecke The Heuschrecke 10 ( en, Grasshopper 10) was a German prototype self-propelled gun and ''Waffenträger'' (English: "Weapon carrier") developed by Krupp-Gruson between 1943 and 1944. The official designation of the vehicle was ''105 mm leich ...
self-propelled 105 mm artillery * Sd.Kfz. 166 -
Brummbär The ''Sturmpanzer'' (also known as ''Sturmpanzer 43'' or ''Sd.Kfz. 166'') was 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, Anzio, Normandy, and was deploy ...
self-propelled 150 mm infantry gun * Sd.Kfz. 167 - StuG IV assault gun with 75 mm L/48 main gun * Sd.Kfz. 171 - Panther tank * Sd.Kfz. 172 -proposed assault gun variant of Panther tank * Sd.Kfz. 173 - Jagdpanther (Panzerjäger Panther) tank destroyer * Sd.Kfz. 179 -
Bergepanther The Bergepanzerwagen V (Sd.Kfz. 179), often referred to as the "Bergepanther", was an Armoured recovery vehicle used by the German army in WWII. It was a variant of the Panzerkampfwagen V Panther (Sd.Kfz. 171). Development and production The ...
recovery variant * Sd.Kfz. 181 - Tiger I heavy tank * Sd.Kfz. 182 - Tiger II ("Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B") heavy tank * Sd.Kfz. 184 - Ferdinand/ Elefant "Panzerjäger Tiger (P)" tank destroyer * Sd.Kfz. 185 -
Jagdtiger The ''Jagdtiger'' ("Hunting Tiger"; officially designated ''Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B'') is a German casemate-type heavy tank destroyer (''Jagdpanzer'') of World War II. It was built upon the slightly lengthened chassis of a Tiger II. Its ordna ...
tank destroyer with 88 mm L/71 main gun due to lack of supply of 128mm gun * Sd.Kfz. 186 - Jagdtiger tank destroyer with
12.8 cm Pak 44 The 12.8 cm Pak 44 (Pak from German ''Panzerabwehrkanone'' "anti-tank gun") was a German anti-tank gun used during World War II. It was designed as a result of experiences on the Eastern front in 1943. The German Army came upon the Soviet ...
main gun


Sd.Kfz. 200 to 299

* Sd.Kfz. 221 ( Leichter Panzerspähwagen with 7.92 mm machinegun) * Sd.Kfz. 222 (Leichter Panzerspähwagen with 2 cm KwK 30 gun) * Sd.Kfz. 223 (Leichter Panzerspähwagen with radio gear) * Sd.Kfz. 231 6-rad ( Schwerer Panzerspähwagen (6 wheel) with 2 cm KwK 30 gun) * Sd.Kfz. 231 8-rad ( Schwerer Panzerspähwagen (8 wheel) with 2 cm KwK 30 gun) * Sd.Kfz. 232 6-rad ( Schwerer Panzerspähwagen (6 wheel) with medium range and short range radios) * Sd.Kfz. 232 8-rad ( Schwerer Panzerspähwagen (8 wheel) with radio gear) * Sd.Kfz. 233 ( Schwerer Panzerspähwagen with
7.5 cm KwK 37 The 7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24 ''(7.5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 37 L/24)'' was a short-barreled, howitzer-like German 75 mm tank gun used during World War II, primarily as the main armament of the early Panzer IV tank. Slightly modified as Stu ...
gun) * Sd.Kfz. 234 ( Schwerer Panzerspähwagen) ** Sd.Kfz. 234/1 (Schwerer Panzerspähwagen with 20 mm gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 234/2 (Schwerer Panzerspähwagen with 50 mm gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 234/3 (Schwerer Panzerspähwagen with 75 mm gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 234/4 (Schwerer Panzerspähwagen with 7.5 cm Pak 40 gun) *
Sd.Kfz. 247 Sd.Kfz. 247 ''schwerer geländegängiger gepanzerter Personenkraftwagen'' ("heavy all-terrain armoured motor vehicle") was an Armored car (military), armored car used by the Wehrmacht, German armed forces during World War II. Before the war, ten ...
(armored staff car) * Sd.Kfz. 250 (armored light halftrack) ** Sd.Kfz. 250/1 (with communications gear) ** Sd.Kfz. 250/2 '' leichter Fernsprechpanzerwagen'' light armored halftrack with cable-laying gear ** Sd.Kfz. 250/3 (with radio gear) ** Sd.Kfz. 250/4 ( with twin antiaircraft machineguns) ** Sd.Kfz. 250/5 ''leichter Beobachtungspanzerwagen'' observation post) ** Sd.Kfz. 250/6 (reconnaissance vehicle) ** Sd.Kfz. 250/7 ''leichter Schützenpanzerwagen (schwerer Granatwerfer)'' (mortar carrier) ** Sd.Kfz. 250/8 ''leichter Schützenpanzerwagen (7.5 cm)'' with 7.5cm KwK 37 gun ** Sd.Kfz. 250/9 ( with 20 mm L/55 gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 250/10 (with 37 mm antitank gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 250/11 (with
2.8 cm sPzB 41 2.8 cm ''schwere Panzerbüchse'' 41 (sPzB 41) or "Panzerbüchse 41" was a German anti-tank weapon working on the squeeze bore principle. Officially classified as a heavy anti-tank rifle (German: ''schwere Panzerbüchse''), it would be better ...
anti-tank "rifle") ** Sd.Kfz. 250/12 (for survey crews) * Sd.Kfz. 251 (medium armored halftrack) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/1 (with communications gear) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/2 (mortar carrier) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/3 (with radio gear) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/4 ''Schützenpanzerwagen für Munition und Zubehör des leIG18'' - artillery tractor ** Sd.Kfz. 251/5 (medium armored halftrack for engineers) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/6 (medium armored halftrack command post) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/7 (medium armored halftrack for engineers) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/8 (medium armored halftrack ambulance) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/9 (medium armored halftrack with 75 mm L/24 gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/10 (medium armored halftrack with 37 mm antitank gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/11 (medium armored halftrack with telephone equipment) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/12 (medium armored halftrack with survey gear) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/13 (medium armored halftrack with artillery sound recording gear) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/14 (medium armored halftrack with artillery sound ranging gear) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/15 (medium armored halftrack with artillery flash spotting gear) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/16 (medium armored halftrack with flamethrower) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/17 (medium armored halftrack with 20 mm L/55 gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/18 (medium armored halftrack observation post) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/19 (medium armored halftrack with telephone exchange gear) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/20 (medium armored halftrack with infrared searchlight) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/21 ''Schützenpanzerwagen (Drilling MG151s).'' with triple 15mm or 20mm MG151 autocannon) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/22 (with 75 mm L/46 Pak-40 gun) ** Sd.Kfz. 251/23 (reconnaissance vehicle - possibly never produced. Was to have a 20mm gun in turret similar to Sd.Kfz. 234/1) *
Sd.Kfz. 252 The leichter gepanzerter Munitionstransportwagen (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. History The Sd. Kfz. 252 was based on the Sd.Kfz. 250 ...
(light halftrack ammunition carrier) *
Sd.Kfz. 253 Sd.Kfz. 253 ''leichter Gepanzerter Beobachtungskraftwagen'' was a German half-track observation vehicle that was used by artillery forward observers to accompany tank and mechanized infantry units. The vehicle belonged to the Sd.Kfz. 250 The S ...
''leichter Gepanzerter Beobachtungskraftwagen'' (artillery observation post) *
Sd.Kfz. 254 The Sd.Kfz. 254 was a German fully Tracked vehicle, tracked Armored car (military), armoured scout car employed by Wehrmacht during World War II. From 1936, the vehicle was developed under the designation RR-7 by the Saurer company as an artill ...
(medium track or wheel observation post) *
Sd.Kfz. 260 ''Sonderkraftfahrzeug'' (abbreviated ''Sd.Kfz.'', German language, German for "special purpose vehicle") was the Military logistics, ordnance inventory designation used by Nazi Germany during World War II for military vehicles; for example ''Sd.Kfz ...
(light armored radio car) *
Sd.Kfz. 261 ''Sonderkraftfahrzeug'' (abbreviated ''Sd.Kfz.'', German for "special purpose vehicle") was the ordnance inventory designation used by Nazi Germany during World War II for military vehicles; for example ''Sd.Kfz.'' 101 for the Panzer I. Sd.Kfz. nu ...
''Kleiner Panzerfunkwagen'' equipped with radios for army communication) * Sd.Kfz. 263 6-rad (heavy armored radio car - 6 wheel) * Sd.Kfz. 263 8-rad (heavy armored radio car - 8 wheel) * Sd.Kfz. 265 ( Panzerbefehlswagen Panzer I command tank) * Sd.Kfz. 266 ( Panzer III command tanks with FuG 6 and FuG 2 radios) * Sd.Kfz. 267 (Panzer III, Panther tank, and Tiger I command tanks with FuG 6 and FuG 8 radios) * Sd.Kfz. 268 (Panzer III, Panther, and Tiger I command tanks with FuG 6 and FuG 7 radios)


Sd.Kfz. 300 and above

* Sd.Kfz. 300 - Minenräumwagen remote-controlled mine destroyer * Sd.Kfz. 301 - Borgward B IV heavy remote-control demolition layer * Sd.Kfz. 302 -
Goliath tracked mine The Goliath tracked mine (German: ''Leichter Ladungsträger Goliath,'' "Goliath Light Charge Carrier") was a series of two unmanned ground vehicles used by the German Army as disposable demolition vehicles during World War II. These were the el ...
(''Leichter Ladungsträger Goliath'') light remote-control demolition vehicle with electric motor * Sd.Kfz. 303 -
Goliath tracked mine The Goliath tracked mine (German: ''Leichter Ladungsträger Goliath,'' "Goliath Light Charge Carrier") was a series of two unmanned ground vehicles used by the German Army as disposable demolition vehicles during World War II. These were the el ...
light remote-control demolition vehicle with petrol engine * Sd.Kfz. 304 - ''Springer'' medium remote-control demolition vehicle * Sd.Kfz. 305 - Opel Blitz 3-ton 4x2 Truck


See also

* List of World War II military vehicles of Germany * List of FV series military vehicles


References


External links

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