Category: World War 2
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Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf. E (Sd.Kfz. 181, Late Production)
Type: Heavy TankNation: GermanyPeriod: World War 2Location: Deutsches Panzermuseum Munster, Germany Ambivalent legend The Tiger first appeared on the battlefield in 1942 and outclassed all other contemporaries in regards to size, weight, firepower and armour protection. Feared by Allied soldiers for its toughness and praised by Nazi Germany‘s propaganda machine as a wonder weapon, this…
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TKS
Type: Light Tank Nation: Poland Period: World War 2 Location: Muzeum Broni Pancernej w Poznaniu, Poznań, Poland Tiny tank The TKS was a small and highly maneuverable two-man „tankette“ used mainly for reconnaissance and infantry support. In 1929 Poland had purchased a Carden-Loyd Carrier from the United Kingdom and developed two open-topped derivatives, the TK-1…
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Infantry Tank Mk II A12 Matilda II “The Princess Royal”
Type: Infantry Tank Nation: United Kingdom Period: World War 2 Location: The Tank Museum, Bovington, UK Queen of the desert The 27-ton Matilda II was one of the most heavily armoured tanks of its time, comparable only to the French Char B1 bis. Designed as an infantry tank, its role was to break through enemy…
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Infantry Tank Mk I A11 Matilda “Demon”
Type: Infantry Tank Nation: United Kingdom Period: World War 2 Location: The Tank Museum, Bovington, UK Mobile machine gun nest The Matilda was the first tank specifically made to fit the British infantry tank concept of the 1930s. It was designed within only six months as a slow but heavily armoured two-man vehicle that was…
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Light Tank M5A1 Stuart (Replica)
Type: Light Tank Nation: USA Period: World War 2 Location: Dead Man‘s Corner Museum, Carentan les Marais, France All in the family The Light Tank M5 was an improved version of the M3 Stuart. It was developed from late 1941 to early 1942 to free up Continental W-670 engines which were needed for aircraft production.…
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Jagdpanzer 38 „Hetzer“ (Sd.Kfz. 138/2)
Type: Tank Destroyer Nation: Germany Period: World War 2 Location: Bastogne War Museum, Belgium Caught on the back foot Following their 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany’s troops were facing an ever-increasing number of enemy tanks on the Eastern Front. Craving for capable anti-tank vehicles, the Germans upgunned their Panzer IIIs, Panzer IVs…
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Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. G/H (Sd.Kfz. 161/2)
Type: Medium TankNation: GermanyPeriod: World War 2Location: Technik Museum Sinsheim, Germany Steel siblings The first batch of the early Panzerkampfwagen IV was delivered to the Wehrmacht until 1938. With approximately 8,500 units built until 1945, it became the most produced German tank of World War 2. Like its companion, the very similar Panzerkampfwagen III, its…
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Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. L (Sd.Kfz. 141/1)
Type: Medium Tank Nation: Germany Period: World War 2 Location: The Tank Museum, Bovington, UK Anti-tank tank The Panzerkampfwagen III was one of Nazi Germany’s two primary early war medium tanks. First conceived in 1934 with a 3.7 cm anti-tank gun, it was supposed to take on enemy armour while the slightly bigger Panzerkampfwagen IV…
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