World War 2 German Tanks & Vehicles

 

This page includes a collection of resources focused on German World War II tanks, vehicles, guns and weapons including Panzer and Tiger tanks.

 

German World War II Tank & Vehicle Resources:

 

Achtung Panzer

Dedicated to the history of tanks and people of the Panzertruppe during World War II. Web site describes most of the armored fighting vehicles used by the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS Panzer Divisions from September of 1939 to May of 1945. Also details some of the Panzer generals and aces along with other information and additional articles related to the Panzertruppe..

 

German King Tiger Tank

King Tiger tank development history, combat service, technical data and photos. Contains information and a listing of recommended books on the Tiger II.

 

Heer 1935 to 1945

Information on the German Army (Heer) during WWII, such as the Tiger I Ausf. E, Kettenkraftrad, Schwimmwagen, Opel Blitz, Panzers Variants, Self-Propelled Artillery and Small Arms, development history, combat service, technical data and photos.

 

NSU Kettenkrad Homepage

Information for owners and friends of the NSU Kettenkrad HK 101 halftrack tractor. Helpful hints for restorers and modelers.

 

Panzer Page  

Dedicated to German tanks (panzers) of World War II.

 

Panzerphotos.dk

Photographs of Germany's World War II Panzers.

 

Panzerworld

Germany's weapons and Panzers of World War II.

 

Panzerwrecks

Pz.Kpfw.II’s helped overrun France in 1940. Who still had them in 1944? Where? What strange vehicle had spikes and cleats and roamed the sunken lanes of Normandy on gigantic iron wheels? What unusual feature was seen on a knocked out ‘Puma?’ When you kitbash a Sd.Kfz.222 and a Sd.Kfz.251 in 1:1 scale, what do you get, and who gets credit for it? Only one German AFV met the Allied invasion forces on the beaches. Which one? The answers to these and other questions are to be found here in Panzerwrecks 11, with 128 rare and unpublished large format photographs sourced from around the world.

 

Sturmgeschütze vor

This site is dedicated to the Sturmgeschütz III & IV vehicles that were used by the Germans in World War II. 

 

Surviving Panzers

This web site was created to share information about World War II tanks that are still in existence today - includes German, Russian, American and British tanks.

 

Tigers in the Ardennes

Schwere SS-PanzerAbteilung 501 (Heavy SS Tank Battalion 501) was the independent heavy tank battalion of the 1. SS-Panzerkorps from the fall of 1944 to the end of World War II.  It fought its battles with one of the most powerful armored vehicles of the era: the Panzerkampfwagen (armored fighting vehicle, abbreviated PzKw) VI Tiger B.  The tank was also officially called the Tiger II, and often unofficially referred to as the Königstiger, or "King Tiger."  The Tiger II was produced in relatively small numbers, but it made a significant impact wherever it appeared on the battlefield.  This is the story of the most famous Tiger unit in the Battle of the Bulge, or as the Germans called it, the Ardennes Offensive.

 

Tiger I Information Center - PanzerKampfwagen VI: The Legendary Tiger I

Extensive information, resources and photos of the German Tiger tank.

 

Tiger Tank H E 181

Technical information on German armoured vehicles and equipment. Texts, drawings, plans and illustrations from German tank manuals.

 

Tigertank 181 E

This site covers information on Tiger Tank 181. Technical information is gathered from manuals D 565/21, D 656/22, D656/24, D656/30 and D 9023/1, and photographic records. To date we have Panther A&D fully illustrated . All Technical drawings and Illustrations are prepared in house.

 

Wehrmacht History 1935 to 1945

The primary focus of Wehrmacht History is on all military vehicles planes, ships, and weapons from 1935 to 1945 used by Heer (army), Luftwaffe (Airforce), Kriegsmarine (Navy), U-boats (Submarines), Waffen SS (Hitler's Elite), and secondarily their leaders. The site contains command, career and technical details on Panzer I, Panzer II, Panzer III, Panzer IV, Tiger I, Kingtiger, Panther Tank, Sd.Kfz, Small arms, such as MP40, MG34, MG42, and Artillery. Kriegsmarine ships Bismarck, Graf Zeppelin, Tirpitz, Admiral Graf Spee, U-boats. Luftwaffe planes Arado, Bachem, Blohm & Voss, Dornier, Fieseler, Focke-Wulf, Gotha, Heinkel, Henschel, Junkers, Messerschmitt, V-1, V-2, planes Waffen SS, etc.

 

 

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World War II Army Personal Stories Collection

EverythingWorldWar2's collection of resources dedicated to World War II army-related personal accounts and stories.

 

World War 2 Armed Forces & Military Units

EverythingWorldWar2's collection of information and resources focused on Axis and Allied militaries.

 

World War 2 Pictures and Photos

EverythingWorldWar2's assortment of resources that contain significant and noteworthy collections of World War II photos.

 

European & African Theatres

EverythingWorldWar2's collection of information and resources focused on the European and African theaters in World War II.

 

Pacific Theatre

EverythingWorldWar2's collection of information and resources focused on the Pacific and Asian theaters in World War II.

 

World War 2 Subject Index

Detailed index of EverythingWorldWar2's collection of information and resources related to World War II. This includes battles, maps, pictures, photos, documents, timelines, museums, forums, D-Day, Pearl Harbor, the European, African and Pacific war theaters, ships, u-boats, naval forces, aircraft, aviation, air forces, tanks, weapons, personal stories, military units, militaria, collectibles, books, video clips and special World War II topics.