Tyska tanks
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German tanks in World War II
Armored fighting vehicles used by Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany developed numerous tank designs used in World War II. In addition to domestic designs, Germany also used various captured and foreign-built tanks.[1]
German tanks were an important part of the Wehrmacht and played a fundamental role during the whole war, and especially in the blitzkrieg battle strategy. In the subsequent more troubled and prolonged campaigns, German tanks proved to be adaptable and efficient adversaries to the Allies. When the Allied forces technically managed to surpass the earlier German tanks in battle, they still had to face the experience and skills of the German tank crews and most powerful and technologically advanced later tanks, such as the Panther, the Tiger I and Tiger II, which had the reputation of being fearsome opponents.
The Panzer name
[edit]Panzer (; German pronunciation:[ˈpantsɐ]ⓘ) is a German word that means "armour". It derives through the French word pancier, "breastplate", from Latinpantex, "belly".[2]
The word is used in English and some other languages as a loanword in the context of the German mi
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World War II German Tanks List
Military History | Second World War
The Germans held a mastery of the battlefield throughout most of World War 2 until supply-and-demand curtailed progress and tactical blunders proved insurmountable.
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Germany’s Badass New Tank Could Outmatch Every Other Tank in the World
- Germany’s Rheinmetall has unveiled a new, next-generation tank for the modern battlefield.
- The tank, KF51, is called the “Panther,” sharing its name with a World War II-era tank.
- Panther adds a larger gun, suicide drones, and a new system to defeat top-attack anti-tank weapons.
Germany has unveiled a new main battle tank—its first in more than 40 years.
The KF51, also known as the “Panther,” is bristling with new technology, including a larger main gun, a digital computer backbone, and a full suite of defensive features. The Panther even has the ability to counter so-called “top-attack” munitions, like the American-made Javelin missile, that are decimating Putin’s army in Ukraine.
On Monday, Düsseldorf, Germany-based Rheinmetall, an arms manufacturing firm, unveiled the KF51 Panther at France’s Eurosatory arms show. The show, held every two years, is a showcase for Europe’s arms manufacturers to advertise their latest utrustning. Rheinmetall unveiled the Panther (pictured at the top of this story) featuring a gray, black, and neon yellow digital-camouflage pattern.
A Panther tank moving th