German Tank Destroyer Marder III World War Photos


German Tank Destroyer Marder III Ausf M World War Photos

A German Marder self-propelled anti-tank gun churns across the Russian steppe as SS soldiers occupy a defensive position recently held by Red Army troops. The principal weapon with which the Germans countered enemy tanks in the opening days of the war was the 37mm Pak gun that was towed by truck or by a team of horses.


Tank Archives Marder II Light Tank Destroyer

The Marder II ("marten" in English) was a German tank destroyer of World War II based on the Panzer II chassis. [1] There were two versions, the first mounted a modified Soviet 7.62 cm gun firing German ammunition, while the other mounted the German 7.5 cm Pak 40 gun. [2]


Marder III Ausf M

The Panzer II is the common name used for a family of German tanks used in World War II. [2] The official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen II (abbreviated PzKpfw II). [2]


Marder II D tank destroyer World War Photos

Even before the Second World War, the famous German tank commander Heinz Guderian had predicted the need for highly mobile self-propelled anti-tank vehicles, later known as Panzerjäger or Jagdpanzer (tank destroyer or hunter). However, in the early years of the war, beside the 4.7 cm PaK (t) (Sfl) auf Pz.Kpfw.


Marder Panzer

The Schützpanzerwagen Marder was the first modern IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) of the Bundeswehr. West Germany in fact had some advance already in that type, having pioneered the Schützpanzerwagen "Lang" and "Kurz" from 1958 to provide the panzergrenadiers with a fitting replacement for the WW2 SdKfz 250 and 251.


9th August 1942 Germans reach the first of the Russian oilfields German tanks, Tank destroyer

The first series of Marder vehicles was based on captured French armored vehicles. The second series of the Marder II would be produced using the Panzer II tank chassis. The first steps in the Marder II development were undertaken by the Minister of Armament, Albert Speer.


German Tank Destroyer Marder III World War Photos

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/ armoured personnel carrier of which the Germans had acquired more than three hundred after the Fall of France in 1940.


21.Luftwaffe Field Div. russia, spring 1944 (pic.1) Marder, Panzerwagen, Panzerkampfwagen

WW2 German Tank Destroyers Panzerjäger 38 (t) für 7.62 cm PaK 36 (r) 'Marder III' (Sd.Kfz.139) By MarkoPantelic May 8, 2018 11 Comments Contents: Panzer 38 (t) Panzerjäger 38 (t) für 7.62 cm PaK 36 (r) 'Marder III' (Sd.Kfz.139) Construction Organization of the self-propelled anti-tank battalions In combat In North Africa In Russia Production


Marder Panzer

The Schützenpanzer Marder 1 ( German pronunciation: [ˈʃʏt͜sn̩ˌpant͜sɐ ˈmaʁdɐ ˈaɪ̯ns]; "Schützen" carrying "Armour"-ed fighting vehicle " Marten 1") is a tracked German infantry fighting vehicle designed for use with the West German Panzergrenadiere units, mechanized infantry specialized for IFV combat.


[Photo] Marder II tank destroyers at Kharkov, Ukraine, early 1943 World War II Database

Als Marder II werden Panzerjäger -Selbstfahrlafetten bezeichnet, die auf dem Fahrgestell des Panzerkampfwagens II geschaffen und von der deutschen Wehrmacht im Zweiten Weltkrieg eingesetzt wurden.


Pin on Marder

The Marder II was a tank destroyer (panzer jager - tank hunter) based on a modified Panzer II Ausf. F tank chassis. The Panzer II was developed to overcome the many shortcomings of the previous Panzer I model.


Marder III. Click on image to ENLARGE. in 2020 Tank destroyer, Military vehicles, Wwi

Marder I (SdKfz 135) was a German World War II tank destroyer, armed with the 75 mm anti-tank gun. Most Marder I's were built on the base of the Tracteur Blindé 37L (Lorraine). Marder II (SdKfz 131 and SdKfz 132 ) was based on the Panzer II chassis. Marder III (SdKfz 139) were built on the chassis of the Panzer 38 (t).


[Photo] Marder III Ausf. H tank destroyer during Battle of Kursk, Russia, summer 1943 World

The Marder III is the name for a series of World War II German tank destroyers built on the chassis of the Panzer 38(t). The German word Marder means "marten" in English. They were in production from 1942 to 1944 and served on all fronts until the end of the war. Even in the early stages of Operation Barbarossa, the Wehrmacht already felt the need for a more mobile and more powerful anti-tank.


Marder IID front view World War Photos

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 top of the chassis of the Czechoslovakian Panzer 38 (t).


Marder II Tank destroyer, World of tanks, Tank

The Marder II was a German tank destroyer of World War II based on the Panzer II chassis. Only four exist today. Contents 1 History 2 Production 3 Combat history 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External links History


A crew with their SdKfz 132 Marder 2 Ausf D on the battlefield Army Vehicles, Armored Vehicles

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