''Sonderkraftfahrzeug'' (abbreviated ''Sd.Kfz.'',
German
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**Ge ...
for "special purpose vehicle") was the
ordnance
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Military and defense
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inventory designation used by
Nazi Germany
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during
World War II
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for
military vehicles; for example ''Sd.Kfz.'' 101 for the
Panzer I
The Panzer I was a light tank produced in Nazi Germany in the 1930s. Its name is short for ( German for " armored fighting vehicle mark I"), abbreviated as . The tank's official German ordnance inventory designation was '' Sd.Kfz. 10 ...
.
Sd.Kfz. numbers were assigned to
armored
Armour (British English) or armor (American English; see spelling differences) is a covering used to protect an object, individual, or vehicle from physical injury or damage, especially direct contact weapons or projectiles during combat, or f ...
,
tracked, and
half-track
A half-track is a civilian or military vehicle with regular wheels at the front for steering and continuous tracks at the back to propel the vehicle and carry most of the load. The purpose of this combination is to produce a vehicle with the cro ...
ed vehicles in
military
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service with
Nazi Germany
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prior to and during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
.
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
![Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-725-0184-22, Russland, Soldaten auf Kettenkrad](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-725-0184-22%2C_Russland%2C_Soldaten_auf_Kettenkrad.jpg)
*
Sd.Kfz. 2
The (german: Sonderkraftfahrzeug 2) is a half-track motorcycle with a single front wheel, better known as the (), shortened to (pl. ). It was used by the military of Nazi Germany during the Second World War.
Design
The started its life as ...
(''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
Maultier (English: "mule") or Sd.Kfz. 3 is the name given to series of half-track trucks used by Germany during World War II. They were based on Opel, Mercedes-Benz, Alfa-Romeo or Ford trucks.
History
Soon after invading the USSR, German troo ...
half-track cargo vehicle
![Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-559-1085-07, Italien, Flugzeug Me 323 Gigant, Opel](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-559-1085-07%2C_Italien%2C_Flugzeug_Me_323_Gigant%2C_Opel_%22Maultier%22.jpg)
** Sd.Kfz. 3a (Maultier based on 2-ton
Opel trucks)
** Sd.Kfz. 3b (Maultier based on 2-ton
Ford
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* Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford
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Ford may also refer to:
Ford Motor Company
* Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company
* Ford F ...
trucks)
** Sd.Kfz. 3c (Maultier based on 2-ton
Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz
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trucks)
*
Sd.Kfz. 4 (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
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 used as the main towing vehicle for the 10.5 cm leFH 18 howitzer.
Development
Develop ...
(5-ton medium halftrack for engineers)
![Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-012-0012-05, Polen, Motorisierte deutsche Truppen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-012-0012-05%2C_Polen%2C_Motorisierte_deutsche_Truppen.jpg)
** 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 (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 (12-ton heavy half-track)
![Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-561-1130-24A, Grosseto, Zugkraftwagen, Lastensegler Gotha Go 242](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-561-1130-24A%2C_Grosseto%2C_Zugkraftwagen%2C_Lastensegler_Gotha_Go_242.jpg)
*
Sd.Kfz. 9
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 in quantity in Nazi Germany during the war years. Its main roles were as a prime mover f ...
(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
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 a prime mover for small towed guns, such as the 2 cm Flak 30, the 7.5 cm leIG, or the 3.7 ...
(1-ton light halftrack)
![Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L25668, Russland, Kettenfahrzeug](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-L25668%2C_Russland%2C_Kettenfahrzeug.jpg)
** 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
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 mover for medium towed guns ranging from the 3.7 cm FlaK 43 anti-aircraft gun up t ...
(3-ton light halftrack)
![Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-290-1116-07, Russland, Halbkettenfahrzeug mit Geschütz](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-290-1116-07%2C_Russland%2C_Halbkettenfahrzeug_mit_Gesch%C3%BCtz.jpg)
** 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
The Panzer I was a light tank produced in Nazi Germany in the 1930s. Its name is short for ( German for " armored fighting vehicle mark I"), abbreviated as . The tank's official German ordnance inventory designation was '' Sd.Kfz. 10 ...
''Ausf''. A and B light tank
* Sd.Kfz. 111 Panzer I ammunition carrier variant
* Sd.Kfz. 121
Panzer II
The Panzer II is the common name used for a family of German tanks used in World War II. The official German designation was ''Panzerkampfwagen'' II (abbreviated PzKpfw II).
Although the vehicle had originally been designed as a stopgap while l ...
''Ausf''. A to F light tank
* Sd.Kfz. 122 Panzer II (Flamm)
flamethrower tank
A flame tank is a type of tank equipped with a flamethrower, most commonly used to supplement combined arms attacks against fortifications, confined spaces, or other obstacles. The type only reached significant use in the Second World War, dur ...
* Sd.Kfz. 123
Panzer II Ausf. L "Luchs" reconnaissance tank
* 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 on Panzer II chassis (self-propelled)"), is a German self-propelled gun developed and ...
self-propelled
10.5 cm leFH 18 howitzer on Panzer II chassis
* Sd.Kfz. 131
Marder II
The ''Marder'' II ("marten" in English) was a German tank destroyer of World War II based on the Panzer II chassis. There were two versions, the first mounted a modified Soviet 7.62 cm gun firing German ammunition, while the other mounted the ...
self-propelled
7.5 cm Pak 40
The 7.5 cm Pak 40 (''7,5 cm Panzerabwehrkanone 40 -'' "7.5cm armour defence cannon 90") was a German 75 millimetre anti-tank gun of the Second World War.
The gun was developed in 1939–1941 and entered service in 1942. With 23,303 ex ...
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
The ''Marder I'' "Marten" ( Sd.Kfz. 135) was a German World War II tank destroyer, armed with a 75 mm Pak-40 anti-tank gun. Most Marder Is were built on the base of the ''Tracteur Blindé'' 37L (Lorraine), a French artillery tractor/ar ...
''
Panzerjäger
''Panzerjäger'' ( German "armour-hunters" or "tank-hunters", abbreviated to ''Pz.Jg.'' in German) was a branch of service of the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War. It was an anti-tank arm-of-service that operated self-propelled ...
'' tank destroyer on captured French
Lorraine 37L
The Lorraine 37L or , ("tank supply tractor 1937 L") is a light tracked armoured vehicle developed by the Lorraine company during the interwar period or ''interbellum'', before the Second World War, to an April 1936 French Army requirement for a ...
tracked carrier
** Sd.Kfz. 135/1 (self-propelled 150 mm howitzer)
* Sd.Kfz. 138 (
Marder III
''Marder'' III was the name for a series of World War II German tank destroyers. They mounted either the modified ex-Soviet 76.2 mm F-22 Model 1936 divisional field gun, or the German 7.5 cm PaK 40, in an open-topped fighting compartment on ...
self-propelled 75 mm anti-tank gun)
![Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-022-2949-28, Russland, Jagdpanzer](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-022-2949-28%2C_Russland%2C_Jagdpanzer_%22Marder%22.jpg)
** Sd.Kfz. 138/1 -
''Grille'' self-propelled
150 mm sIG 33 infantry gun on Panzer 38(t) chassis
** Sd.Kfz. 138/2 - "
Hetzer
The ''Jagdpanzer'' 38 ( Sd.Kfz. 138/2), originally the leichter Panzerjäger 38(t), known mostly post-war as ''Hetzer'', was a German light tank destroyer of the Second World War based on a modified Czechoslovakian Panzer 38(t) chassis.
Germ ...
" ''jagdpanzer'' based on the
Panzer 38(t)
The 38(t), originally known as the ČKD LT vz. 38, was a tank designed during the 1930s, which saw extensive service during World War II. Developed in Czechoslovakia by ČKD, the type was adopted by Nazi Germany following the annexation of Cz ...
chassis
* Sd.Kfz. 139 - Marder III self-propelled 76.2 mm anti-tank gun
* Sd.Kfz. 140 -
Flakpanzer 38(t)
The ''Flakpanzer'' 38(t), officially named ''Flakpanzer 38(t) auf Selbstfahrlafette 38(t) Ausf M ( Sd.Kfz. 140)'', was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun used in World War II. It is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Gepard, which ...
(''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
The ''Panzerkampfwagen III'', commonly known as the Panzer III, was a medium tank developed in the 1930s by Germany, and was used extensively in World War II. The official German ordnance designation was Sd.Kfz. 141. It was intended to fight ot ...
medium tank with 37 mm or 50 mm L/42 main gun
![PzKpfwIIIH](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/PzKpfwIIIH.Saumur.000a1y8q.jpeg)
** 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 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
The ''Panzerkampfwagen'' IV (Pz.Kpfw. IV), commonly known as the ''Panzer'' IV, was a German medium tank developed in the late 1930s and used extensively during the Second World War. Its ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 161.
The Pan ...
medium tank with 75 mm L/24 main gun
![Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-297-1722-24, Im Westen, Panzer IV](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-297-1722-24%2C_Im_Westen%2C_Panzer_IV.jpg)
** 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
The 3.7 cm ''Flak auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen'' IV (sf) (''Sd.Kfz. 161/3''), nicknamed ''Möbelwagen'' ("Moving Van") because of its boxy shape, was a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun built from the chassis of the Panzer IV tank. It w ...
'' self-propelled 37 mm antiaircraft gun
** Sd.Kfz. 161/4 -''
Wirbelwind
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 as a successor to the earlier ''Möbelwagen'' self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.
In ...
'' self-propelled 20 mm x 4 antiaircraft gun
* Sd.Kfz. 162 -
Jagdpanzer IV
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 turretless Jagdpanzer (tank destroyer, literally "hunting tank") designs, it was develop ...
tank destroyer with 75 mm L/48 main gun on Panzer IV chassis
** Sd.Kfz. 162/1 -
Jagdpanzer IV
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 turretless Jagdpanzer (tank destroyer, literally "hunting tank") designs, it was develop ...
with 75 mm L/70 main gun)
* Sd.Kfz. 164 -
Nashorn
''Nashorn'' (, German for "rhinoceros"), initially known as ''Hornisse'' ( German "hornet"), was a German ''Panzerjäger'' ("tank hunter") of World War II. It was developed as an interim solution in 1942 by equipping a light turretless chassi ...
(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 self-propelled 105 mm artillery
* Sd.Kfz. 166 -
Brummbär 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
The Panther tank, officially ''Panzerkampfwagen V Panther'' (abbreviated PzKpfw V) with ordnance inventory designation: ''Sd.Kfz.'' 171, is a German medium tank of World War II. It was used on the Eastern and Western Fronts from mid-1943 to ...
![Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1969-107-58, Panzer V](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1969-107-58%2C_Panzer_V_%22Panther%22.jpg)
* Sd.Kfz. 172 -proposed assault gun variant of Panther tank
* Sd.Kfz. 173 -
Jagdpanther
The ''Jagdpanther'' (German: "hunting Panther"), Sd.Kfz. 173, was a tank destroyer ('' Jagdpanzer'', a self-propelled anti-tank gun) built by Germany during World War II.
The ''Jagdpanther'' combined the 8.8 cm Pak 43 anti-tank gun, similar to t ...
(Panzerjäger Panther) tank destroyer
* Sd.Kfz. 179 -
Bergepanther recovery variant
* Sd.Kfz. 181 -
Tiger I
The Tiger I () was a German heavy tank of World War II that operated beginning in 1942 in Africa and in the Soviet Union, usually in independent heavy tank battalions. It gave the German Army its first armoured fighting vehicle that mounted ...
heavy tank
* Sd.Kfz. 182 -
Tiger II
The Tiger II is a German heavy tank of the Second World War. The final official German designation was ''Panzerkampfwagen'' Tiger ''Ausf''. B,''Panzerkampfwagen'' – abbr: ''Pz.'' or ''Pz.Kfw.'' (English: " armoured fighting vehicle"), ''Ausf.' ...
("Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B") heavy tank
* Sd.Kfz. 184 - Ferdinand/
Elefant
The ''Elefant'' (German for "elephant") was a heavy tank destroyer used by German Wehrmacht Panzerjäger during World War II. Ninety-one units were built in 1943 under the name Ferdinand, after its designer Ferdinand Porsche, using VK 45.01 (P ...
"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 or ...
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 main gun
Sd.Kfz. 200 to 299
* Sd.Kfz. 221 (
Leichter Panzerspähwagen
The ''Leichter Panzerspähwagen'' (German: "light armoured reconnaissance vehicle") was a series of light four-wheel drive armoured cars produced by Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1944.
Development history
The Sd.Kfz. 221 was the first in a series o ...
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
The term (German for 'heavy armoured reconnaissance vehicle'), covers the six- and eight-wheeled armoured cars Germany used during the Second World War.
In the German Army, armoured cars were intended for the traditional cavalry missions of r ...
(6 wheel) with
2 cm KwK 30
The 2 cm KwK 30 L/55 ''(2 cm Kampfwagenkanone 30 L/55)'' was a German 2 cm cannon used as the main armament of the German Sd.Kfz.121 Panzerkampfwagen II light tank and various reconnaissance vehicles. It was used during the Spanish ...
gun)
![Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-639-4261-33A, Im Osten, Panzerspähwagen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-639-4261-33A%2C_Im_Osten%2C_Panzersp%C3%A4hwagen.jpg)
* Sd.Kfz. 231 8-rad (
Schwerer Panzerspähwagen
The term (German for 'heavy armoured reconnaissance vehicle'), covers the six- and eight-wheeled armoured cars Germany used during the Second World War.
In the German Army, armoured cars were intended for the traditional cavalry missions of r ...
(8 wheel) with 2 cm KwK 30 gun)
* Sd.Kfz. 232 6-rad (
Schwerer Panzerspähwagen
The term (German for 'heavy armoured reconnaissance vehicle'), covers the six- and eight-wheeled armoured cars Germany used during the Second World War.
In the German Army, armoured cars were intended for the traditional cavalry missions of r ...
(6 wheel) with medium range and short range radios)
* Sd.Kfz. 232 8-rad (
Schwerer Panzerspähwagen
The term (German for 'heavy armoured reconnaissance vehicle'), covers the six- and eight-wheeled armoured cars Germany used during the Second World War.
In the German Army, armoured cars were intended for the traditional cavalry missions of r ...
(8 wheel) with radio gear)
* Sd.Kfz. 233 (
Schwerer Panzerspähwagen
The term (German for 'heavy armoured reconnaissance vehicle'), covers the six- and eight-wheeled armoured cars Germany used during the Second World War.
In the German Army, armoured cars were intended for the traditional cavalry missions of r ...
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
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. The vehicles were lightly armoured, armed with a 20, 50 or 75 mm main gun, and po ...
(
Schwerer Panzerspähwagen
The term (German for 'heavy armoured reconnaissance vehicle'), covers the six- and eight-wheeled armoured cars Germany used during the Second World War.
In the German Army, armoured cars were intended for the traditional cavalry missions of r ...
)
** 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 (armored staff car)
*
Sd.Kfz. 250
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 Sd.Kfz. 251, and built by the DEMAG firm, for use by Nazi Germany in Worl ...
(armored light halftrack)
** Sd.Kfz. 250/1 (with communications gear)
![Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-236-1036-31, Russland, Schützenpanzer auf Feld](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-236-1036-31%2C_Russland%2C_Sch%C3%BCtzenpanzer_auf_Feld.jpg)
** 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
The Sd.Kfz. 251 (''Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251'') half-track was a World War II German armored personnel carrier designed by the Hanomag company, based on its earlier, unarmored Sd.Kfz. 11 vehicle. The Sd.Kfz. 251 was designed to transport the ''Panz ...
(medium armored halftrack)
![Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-217-0493-31, Russland-Süd, Schützenpanzerwagen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-217-0493-31%2C_Russland-S%C3%BCd%2C_Sch%C3%BCtzenpanzerwagen.jpg)
** 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
An artillery tractor, also referred to as a gun tractor, is a specialized heavy-duty form of tractor unit used to tow artillery pieces of varying weights and calibres. It may be wheeled, tracked, or half-tracked.
Traction
There are two ...
** 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 (light halftrack ammunition carrier)
*
Sd.Kfz. 253 ''leichter Gepanzerter Beobachtungskraftwagen'' (artillery observation post)
*
Sd.Kfz. 254 (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 ''Kleiner Panzerfunkwagen'' equipped with radios for army communication)
![Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-268-0178-13, Russland, Spähpanzer](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-268-0178-13%2C_Russland%2C_Sp%C3%A4hpanzer.jpg)
*
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
The Panzer I was a light tank produced in Nazi Germany in the 1930s. Its name is short for ( German for " armored fighting vehicle mark I"), abbreviated as . The tank's official German ordnance inventory designation was '' Sd.Kfz. 10 ...
command tank)
* Sd.Kfz. 266 (
Panzer III
The ''Panzerkampfwagen III'', commonly known as the Panzer III, was a medium tank developed in the 1930s by Germany, and was used extensively in World War II. The official German ordnance designation was Sd.Kfz. 141. It was intended to fight ot ...
command tanks with FuG 6 and FuG 2 radios)
* Sd.Kfz. 267 (Panzer III,
Panther tank
The Panther tank, officially ''Panzerkampfwagen V Panther'' (abbreviated PzKpfw V) with ordnance inventory designation: ''Sd.Kfz.'' 171, is a German medium tank of World War II. It was used on the Eastern and Western Fronts from mid-1943 to ...
, and
Tiger I
The Tiger I () was a German heavy tank of World War II that operated beginning in 1942 in Africa and in the Soviet Union, usually in independent heavy tank battalions. It gave the German Army its first armoured fighting vehicle that mounted ...
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
![Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1980-053-53, Sprengpanzer](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1980-053-53%2C_Sprengpanzer_%22Goliath%22.jpg)
* Sd.Kfz. 300 -
Minenräumwagen remote-controlled mine destroyer
* Sd.Kfz. 301 -
Borgward B IV
The Borgward IV, officially designated ''Schwerer Ladungsträger Borgward B IV'' (heavy explosive carrier Borgward B IV), was a German remote-controlled demolition vehicle used in World War II.
Design
During World War II, the ''Wehrmacht'' us ...
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 e ...
(''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 e ...
light remote-control demolition vehicle with petrol engine
* Sd.Kfz. 304 -
''Springer'' medium remote-control demolition vehicle
* Sd.Kfz. 305 -
Opel Blitz
Opel Blitz (''Blitz'' being German for "lightning") was the name given to various light and middle-weight trucks built by the German Opel automobile manufacturer between 1930 and 1975. The original logo for this truck, two stripes arranged loo ...
3-ton 4x2 Truck
See also
*
List of World War II military vehicles of Germany
This is a list of World War II military vehicles of Germany.
By name
* Artillerie Panzerbeobachtungswagen - artillery observation post tank, multiple chassis variants
* Artillerie-Schlepper 35(t) - artillery tractor version of the Panzer ...
*
List of FV series military vehicles
The following is a partial listing of FV ("fighting vehicle") numbers as used by the British Army. Some vehicles do not have FV numbers (e.g. the AS-90).
0–999
*FV101: Scorpion Light tank with 76 mm gun
*FV102: Striker 5 Swingfire miss ...
References
External links
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Armoured fighting vehicles of Germany
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