According to the Treaty of Versailles signed in 1919, Germany was prohibited from possessing armored vehicles. However, the later Boulogne Protocol allowed the Weimar Republic to have a limited number of armored transport vehicles and police armored cars. After Hitler came to power, Germany began preparations for a war that, according to German plans, was to be fought swiftly. This concept required high mobility for military units, which in turn demanded a large number of various vehicles—both regular trucks and armored vehicles.
Serial production of armored cars in Germany resumed in 1934, and by 1936, they were standard equipment in reconnaissance units (which included the Sd.Kfz. 247 Ausf.B armored car). At the beginning of the hostilities, the armored vehicle fleet was supplemented with captured vehicles, including one of the best armored cars of World War II, the Panhard 178 (designated Panzerspähwagen P 204(f) in the Wehrmacht).
The German army also widely used semi-tracked armored transporters. The versatility built into their design allowed these armored vehicles to be used for transporting personnel as well as for mounting various types of weapons or equipment. The most common armored transporters in the Wehrmacht were the semi-tracked Sd.Kfz.251 armored personnel carriers.
Sd.Kfz 251 was a German, medium, half-track armored transport from the Second World War. The first prototypes of the vehicle were made in 1935, and serial production continued in 1939-1945, ending with the production of about 14,500 units. The Sd.Kfz 251 was powered by a six-cylinder engine Maybach HL 42 TURKM with 100 hp .
Sd.Kfz 251 was developed as a new, basic half-tracked transporter of the German armed forces. Its design was based on the Sd.Kfz.11 heavy tractor, with several elements changed in the adapted chassis: a new fuel tank was added, the location of the steering wheel, and the exhaust system was redesigned. In the course of serial production, four basic versions of the Sd.Kfz 251 (Ausf. A, B, C and D) were created, however, in terms of details related to the production process (especially the C version) and a slightly different arrangement of elements inside the fuselage. During World War II, more than 20 variants and versions of the Sd.Kfz 251 were created. The chronological first was the Sd.Kfz 251/1, which was the basic version, armed with two MG34 or MG42 machine guns and capable of carrying up to 10 landing troops. In 1941, a version of the Sd.Kfz 251/2 was developed, armed with an 80 mm mortar. There was also a version of the Sd.Kfz 251/3, which was a communication and radio communication vehicle with various sets of radio stations and antennas. In 1942, the Sd.Kfz 251/9 Stummel variant was developed, armed with a 75mm StuK 37 short-barrel gun. More interesting versions were the Sd.Kfz 251/16 with two flamethrowers or the Sd.Kfz 251/20 UHU equipped with an infrared radiation emitter and intended for targeting at night. Cars Sd.Kfz 251 of all versions served primarily in armored divisions and armored grenadiers on virtually all fronts of World War II: from the September campaign (1939), through the campaign in France (1940), fighting in the Balkans and North Africa (1941-1943) after fights on the Eastern (1941-1945) and Western (1944-1945) fronts.
Pz.204 (f)[pe³na nazwa: Panzerspähwagen P.204 (f)] is a German armored car, French production from the Second World War. The cart was 4.79 meters long and 2.01 meters wide. The drive was provided by a single engine Panhard I SK with a power of 105 HP, allowing to reach a top speed on the road of 72 km / h. Standard main armament consisted of a 25mm cannon and a single machine gun.
Pz.204 (f) is, in fact, another name for the very successful French Panhard 178 armored car, which began to be used by the French armed forces in 1934. Vehicles of this type were used during the campaign in Western Europe in 1940, and their quality was very quickly appreciated by the German army, which quickly introduced the captured items into service in their own line. After the surrender of France in June 1940, the production of these cars[ju¿ pod oznaczeniem Pz.204 (f)] was continued for the needs of the German army and lasted until 1944! It is worth adding that the Germans created two interesting modifications of this car. The first is a rail reconnaissance vehicle (Ger. Schienenpanzer ), thus modifying 43 vehicles after 1941. On the other hand, in 1944, the Germans rebuilt about 30 cars of this type by placing a 50 mm cannon (in a stationary casemate) in them.
Sd.Kfz. The 247 was a German armored car and command vehicle from the Second World War. The first cars of this type were built in 1937 - in the same year, a small series production was also carried out, which resulted in the creation of about 10-15 cars of this type. The vehicle was powered by a single 65hp Krupp 4-cylinder engine. The maximum speed was up to 70 km / h, and the operating radius was about 350 kilometers. Most cars of this type did not have standard weapons.
The Sd.Kfz vehicle. 247 was developed by the Krupp concern in connection with the Wehrmacht's 1936 order for a new command vehicle. In order to shorten the research and development work, the manufacturer based the new vehicle on the chassis and suspension of the Krupp Protze 6x4 truck. However, he built a completely new body made of armor plates up to 8 mm thick. The Sd.Kfz vehicle. 247 could be used both as a command vehicle, but also as an armored personnel carrier or an artillery observation vehicle. It should be added, however, that Sd.Kfz. The 247 had moderate off-road capability and was used primarily on dirt roads. Vehicles of this type were used during the September campaign (1939), the campaign in the West (1940) and in the initial phase of the fighting in the USSR (1941-1945). Few of them survived until the end of the war.
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