Beutepanzer - Wikipedia PDF
Beutepanzer - Wikipedia PDF
Beutepanzer - Wikipedia PDF
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Beutepanzer (German, lit. 'Captured Tank')[1] is the German designation for
Contribute a captured armored fighting vehicle. The Germans used Beutepanzers to
Help gain insight into enemy technology and to augment its own armored forces.
Learn to edit Beutepanzers were usually repainted to sport distinctive national emblems
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A British Mk IV Beutepanzer
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Wikidata item During World War I, the Germans had many Beutepanzers in their arsenal, far exceeding the production of their
own tanks. Beutepanzers were given a German national cross and new camouflage. By the end of the war, a
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total of 170 Beutepanzers were still in running condition with 35 reported to be battle ready. In comparison, over
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a third of the 20 A7V tanks built by Germany had been destroyed or captured by then.
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The Germans were able to secure some T-26 & BT Tanks[4] on the Eastern
Front from 1941 to 1942. During 1943 the Germans started producing their
own T-34[5] tanks in captured Soviet production plants, designated T-34
747(r) or Panzerkampfwagen 747(r).[5] However, because the tanks were not A Soviet Captured Tiger 1
captured, they are not always classified as Beutepanzers.
The Germans were not the only users of captured tanks, though other nations didn't usually deploy captured
vehicles for combat duty. The British were able to secure a Tiger 1 near Tunis in April 1943 (Tiger 131), and the
Soviets soon captured a Tiger 1 tank thereafter.
7TP[2] Poland
wz. 34 Poland
Romanian Beutepanzers
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1. ^ "dict.cc dictionary :: Beutepanzer :: German-English translation" . www.dict.cc. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h Budanovic, Nikola (2016-07-02). "Beutepanzer, How Nazi Germany Relied on Captured Military Vehicles To
Continue The Fight" . WAR HISTORY ONLINE. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
3. ^ Garraud, Philippe (April 2004). "LE RÔLE DE LA " DOCTRINE DÉFENSIVE " DANS LA DÉFAITE DE 1940: une
explication trop simple et partielle". Guerres Mondiales et Conflits Contemporains (in French) (214): 97–123.
JSTOR 25732954 .
4. ^ a b c d e f g "Russische Beutepanzer | Beutepanzer | Panzer" . archive.is. 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
5. ^ a b c d "Panzerkampfwagen T 34 - 747(r)The Soviet T-34 Tank as Beutepanzer and Panzerattrappe in German Wehrmacht
Service 1941-45 - TANKOGRAD Publishing - Verlag Jochen Vollert - Militärfahrzeug" . www.tankograd.com. Retrieved
2018-08-03.
6. ^ a b c "Škoda CKD Lt vz.35" . www.tanks-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
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