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The Panzer II was designed as a training tank, but war overtook Germany's plans and they used it as a light tank. Because its 2cm gun is effective against armoured...
The heavy platoon of the Infanteriegeschutzkompanie (infantry gun company) is equipped with two 15cm sIG33 heavy infantry guns. Like the 7.5cm leIG18, the 15cm sIG33 was designed as an artillery...
The infantry gun platoon of the Schwere Kompanie is equipped with two 7.5cm leIG18 light infantry guns. These highly capable guns provide both direct fire and light artillery support to...
The German Army was fully aware of the thick armour of French tanks and made preperations to deal with them. Part of their solution was to form three Panzerjagerabteilung (Tank-hunter...
Panzer divisions had two artillery battalions, each of twelve 10.5cm howitzers, while the motorised infantry divisions had three battalions. These provided the core of their artillery support. Although the Germans...
Germany’s experience against tanks in the First World War led to the development of the world’s first dedicated anti-tank gun, the 3.7cm PaK36. This excellent little weapon equipped the motorised...
Most Schützen battalions have a weak machinegun platoon in each company and a further company of two machine-gun platoons and a battery of six 8cm sGW34 schwere Granatwerferheavy mortars. However,...
During the Polish Campaign, the old infantry organisation proved the be too cumbersome to operate effectively. A new organisation was created in which each infantry platoon was rearranged into four...
The chief weapon of the chemical corps of the German army is the 10.5cm Nebelwerfer 35, a conventional heavy mortar, which is able to fire high-explosive, chemical or smoke rounds....
The Panzer IV gives fire support to the lighter tanks. Although its role would change as the war progressed, it was the only German tank to stay in continuous production...
The Luftwaffe provided additional anti-aircraft cover for most divisions. The light gun of the Sd Kfz 10/4 (2cm) half-track has a good rate-of-fire and can put enough fire in the...
When Germany occupied Czechoslovakia in 1938, they took over its armament industry and stock of modern light tanks. They also brought the CKD (Praga) factory under their control. CKD produced...
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