List of equipment used by the Wehrmacht
Overview
Infantry weapons
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Artillery weapons
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Vehicles
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Tanks and armoured fighting vehicles
At various times, the German forces used captured equipment, absorbing them into the German type notation with national suffixes (e.g. "t" for Tschechoslowakei (Czechoslovakia), "e" for englisch, "r" for russisch, etc.). In the case of Czechoslovakia, their contemporary tanks were found to be more reliable than German ones of the period; captured Czech units and those manufactured for Germany after March 1939 were a significant proportion of the German armoured forces during the "blitzkriegs" in Poland and France.
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Tank destroyers
- Elefant
- Hetzer
- Jagdpanzer IV
- Jagdpanther
- Jagdtiger
- Marder I
- Marder II
- Marder III
- Nashorn
- Panzerjäger I
- Sturmgeschütz III (dual role vehicle)
- Sturer Emil
Assault guns included the Sturmgeschütz III, most-produced German armored fighting vehicle, the Sturmgeschütz IV, Sturmpanzer, and Sturmtiger. Anti-aircraft guns included the Ostwind, Kugelblitz, Flakpanzer 38(t), Möbelwagen, and Wirbelwind.
List of equipment used by the Heer (Wehrmacht)
Infantry Weapons
Anti-aircraft weapons
Anti-tank weapons
Name | Type | Picture | In use by Wehrmacht | Country of Origin |
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Towed Anti-tank weapons | ||||
3,7cm KPÚV vz. 37 | Anti-tank gun | 1939-? | First Czechoslovak Republic | |
4,7cm KPÚV vz. 36 | Anti-tank gun | 1939-? | First Czechoslovak Republic | |
2.8 cm sPzB 41 | Anti-tank gun | 1941-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
3.7 cm Pak 36 | Anti-tank gun | 1934-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
4.2 cm Pak 41 | Anti-tank gun | 1941-1944 | Nazi Germany | |
5 cm Pak 38 | Anti-tank gun | 1940-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
7.5 cm Pak 97/38 | Anti-tank gun | 1942-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
7.5 cm Pak 40 | Anti-tank gun | 1942-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
7.5 cm Pak 41 | Anti-tank gun | 1941-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
7.62 cm Pak 36(r) | Anti-tank gun | 1941-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
8 cm PAW 600 | Anti-tank gun | 1943-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
8.8 cm Pak 43 | Anti-tank gun | 1943-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
12.8 cm Pak 44 | Anti-tank gun | 1944-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
Artillery
Infantry guns
Name | Type | Picture | In use by Wehrmacht | Country of Origin |
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Infantry guns | ||||
7.5 cm leichtes Infanteriegeschütz 18 | Infantry gun | 1935-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
7.5 cm Infanteriegeschütz 37 | Infantry gun | 1944-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
7.5 cm Infanteriegeschütz 42 | Infantry gun | 1944-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
15 cm sIG 33 | Infantry gun | 1935-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
7.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40 | Recoilless gun | 1940-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
10.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40 | Recoilless gun | 1942-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
10.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 42 | Recoilless gun | 1942-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
Assault guns | ||||
Sturmgeschütz III | Assault gun | 1940-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
Sturmgeschütz IV | Assault gun | 1943-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
15 cm sIG 33 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II (Sf) | Assault gun | 1942-1943 | Nazi Germany | |
Brummbär | Heavy Assault gun | 1943-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
Sturm-Infanteriegeschütz 33B | Heavy Assault gun | 1942-1944 | Nazi Germany | |
Sturmtiger | Heavy Assault gun | 1944-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
Field Artillery
Rocket Artillery
Name | Type | Picture | In use by Wehrmacht | Country of Origin |
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Rocket artillery | ||||
15 cm Nebelwerfer 41 | Rocket artillery | 1942-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
28/32 cm Nebelwerfer 41 | Rocket artillery | 1941-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
21 cm Nebelwerfer 42 | Rocket artillery | 1942-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
30 cm Nebelwerfer 42 | Rocket artillery | 1943-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
Panzerwerfer | Rocket artillery | 1943-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
Wurfrahmen 40 | Rocket artillery | 1940-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
Rail Guns
Name | Type | Picture | In use by Wehrmacht | Country of Origin |
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Railway artillery | ||||
24 cm SK L/40 "Theodor Karl" | Railway gun | 1935-1945 | German Empire | |
28 cm SK L/40 "Bruno" | Railway gun | 1935-1945 | German Empire | |
15 cm K (E) | Railway gun | 1937-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
17 cm K (E) | Railway gun | 1938-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
20.3 cm K (E) | Railway gun | 1940-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
21 cm K 12 (E) | Railway gun | 1940-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
24 cm Theodor Kanone (E) | Railway gun | 1937-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
28 cm schwere Bruno Kanone (E) | Railway gun | 1937-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
Krupp K5 | Railway gun | 1937-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
38 cm Siegfried K (E) | Railway gun | 1941-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
Schwerer Gustav | Railway gun | 1941-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
Mobilized Weaponry
Tank Destroyers
Name | Type | Picture | In use by Wehrmacht | Country of Origin |
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Artillery | ||||
Elefant | Heavy tank destroyer | 1943-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
Hetzer | Light tank destroyer | 1944-1945 | Nazi Germany/ Romania | |
Jagdpanzer IV | Tank destroyer | 1943-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
Jagdpanther | Tank destroyer | 1944-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
Jagdtiger | Tank destroyer | 1944-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
Marder I | Tank destroyer | 1942-1944 | Nazi Germany | |
Marder II | Tank destroyer | 1943-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
Marder III | Tank destroyer | 1943-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
Nashorn | Tank destroyer | 1942-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
Panzerjäger I | Tank destroyer | 1940-1943 | Nazi Germany | |
Sturmgeschütz III | Tank destroyer/Assault gun | 1940-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
Sturmgeschütz IV | Tank destroyer/Assault gun | 1943-1945 | Nazi Germany | |
Sturer Emil | Tank destroyer | 1942-1943 | Nazi Germany | |
Tanks
Name | Type | Picture | In use by Wehrmacht | Number built | Country of Origin |
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Light tanks | |||||
Panzer I | Light tank | 1934-1945 | 1493 | Nazi Germany | |
Panzer II | Light tank | 1936-1945 | 1856 | Nazi Germany | |
Panzer 35(t) | Light tank | 1939-1945 | 434 | First Czechoslovak Republic | |
Panzer 38(t) | Light tank | 1939-1945 | 1414 | First Czechoslovak Republic | |
Medium tanks | |||||
Panzer III | Medium tank | 1939-1945 | 5774 | Nazi Germany | |
Panzer IV | Medium tank | 1939-1945 | 8553 | Nazi Germany | |
Panther (Panzer V) | Medium tank | 1943-1945 | 6000 | Nazi Germany | |
Heavy tanks | |||||
Tiger I (Panzer VI) | Heavy tank | 1943-1945 | 1347 | Nazi Germany | |
Tiger II(Panzer VI-B) | Heavy tank | 1944-1945 | 492 | Nazi Germany | |
Super-heavy tanks | |||||
Maus (Panzer VIII) | Super-heavy tank | 1945 (never used in action) | 1 | Nazi Germany | |