The Marder III is the name for a series of World War II German tank


WWII German Marder III Tank Destroyer Photographed by John Norris WW

The first series of Marder vehicles was based on captured French armored vehicles. The second series of the Marder II would be produced using the Panzer II tank chassis. The first steps in the Marder II development were undertaken by the Minister of Armament, Albert Speer.


German Tank Destroyer Marder III World War Photos

The Marder III is the name for a series of World War II German tank destroyers built on the chassis of the Panzer 38 (t). The German word Marder means " marten " in English. They were in production from 1942 to 1944 and served on all fronts until the end of the war. Contents 1 History 2 Development 2.1 Marder III, Sd.Kfz. 139 2.2 Marder III Ausf.


Models & Kits 1/30 WW2 German Marder III Tank Destroyer grey version

A German Marder self-propelled anti-tank gun churns across the Russian steppe as SS soldiers occupy a defensive position recently held by Red Army troops. The principal weapon with which the Germans countered enemy tanks in the opening days of the war was the 37mm Pak gun that was towed by truck or by a team of horses.


[Photo] Marder III Ausf. H tank destroyer during Battle of Kursk

The Schützpanzerwagen Marder was the first modern IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) of the Bundeswehr. West Germany in fact had some advance already in that type, having pioneered the Schützpanzerwagen "Lang" and "Kurz" from 1958 to provide the panzergrenadiers with a fitting replacement for the WW2 SdKfz 250 and 251.


Marder III. Click on image to ENLARGE. in 2020 Tank destroyer

The Marder I "Marten" ( Sd.Kfz. 135) was a German World War II tank destroyer, armed with a 75 mm Pak-40 anti-tank gun. Most Marder Is were built on the base of the Tracteur Blindé 37L (Lorraine), a French artillery tractor/ armoured personnel carrier of which the Germans had acquired more than three hundred after the Fall of France in 1940.


Marder II tank destroyer 2 World War Photos

Like the other Marder IIIs, it was armed by the standard 7,5 cm Pak 40, and not with the Russian Soviet 76.2 mm field gun of the first Marders.. Germans Tanks of ww2. WW2 Tanks. WW2 tanks posters All Tiger tanks liveries. Panther liveries and variants WW2 Armour - All tanks Tanks aces and single tanks series Find more there Museums, Movies.


[Photo] Marder II tank destroyers at Kharkov, Ukraine, early 1943

The Marder III would be based onto the obsolete Panzer 38(t), the chassis was still an excellent and plentiful platform for adaptation into a tank destroyer,.


Tank destroyer Marder III Ausf M World War Photos

Marder III was the name for a series of World War II German tank destroyers. They mounted either the modified ex-Soviet 76.2 mm F-22 Model 1936 divisional field gun, or the German 7.5 cm PaK 40, in an open-topped fighting compartment on top of the chassis of the Czechoslovakian Panzer 38 (t).


German Tank Destroyer Marder III Ausf M World War Photos

by Amy Chan 2/18/2016. Bomb Damage To A City Somewhere In France. 2 August 1944. German Panzerjager 38 (T) Marder Tanks On Roadway. (U.S. Air Force/National Archives) (Img: U.S. Air Force/National Archives) The Marder III, one of many in the Marder (Marten) series, was a tank destroyer that was used by the Germans on all fronts.


[Photo] Marder II tank destroyers in the Soviet Union, FebMar 1943

The new vehicle belonged to a series of vehicles generally known today as the 'Marder' (Marten). History During Operation Barbarossa, the Panzer Divisions were once again spearheading the German advance, as in the previous year in the West.


[Photo] German Marder II tank destroyer 'Kohlenklau' in Russia, spring

The Marder II was a German tank destroyer developed during WWII after it became evident during Operation Barbarossa that the German army needed a mobile and.


Marder II number 312 World War Photos

Marder II. GENERAL DATA. Formal Desig­nation. 7.5cm PaK40/2 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II (Sf) (SdKfz 131) Manufac­turer (s) FAMO, MAN, Daimler-Benz. Production Quantity. 576+75 converted from PzKpfw II. Production Period.


Tank Archives Marder II Light Tank Destroyer

The Marder II was a German tank destroyer of World War II based on the Panzer II chassis. Only four exist today. Contents 1 History 2 Production 3 Combat history 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External links History


[Photo] Marder III Ausf. M tank destroyers in the Soviet Union, JanFeb

The Marder II ("marten" in English) was a German tank destroyer of World War II based on the Panzer II chassis. [1] There were two versions, the first mounted a modified Soviet 7.62 cm gun firing German ammunition, while the other mounted the German 7.5 cm Pak 40 gun. [2]


[Photo] Marder III tank destroyer in southern Russia, AugSep 1942

Marder III systems was yet another hastily modified conversion model of existing Panzer II tank chassis overstock. With the Panzer II system as a whole virtually obsolete on the changing battlefields of World War 2 and the production lines of the Panzer II chassis still warm and ready to churn out new models, it was seen fit to add a static superstructure to the Panzer 38(t) (Panzer II.


n char Allemand "Marder II Ausf.D/E" équipé d'un camouflages improvisé

M of Panzerjager Abteilung 19 1942 Panzerjager Marder I rail trasnport France Crew and Marder IID Marder III German tank destroyer of DAK Afrika Korps Tank destroyers Marder IID of 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking Panzerjager Marder II rail transport 7,62cm PaK 36 (r) Panzerjager Marder II Sd.Kfz .132 Marder III Ausf H and Marder II D