Panzer division, deutsches afrika korps, tunisia, north africa, 1942 1. Workhorse panzer iii in north africa scale modelling now. Lrdg vs panzer dak the ultimate north african bundle is. Panzer iii battle of stalingrad take shelter ww2 photos ww2 tanks war machine military history world war two historical photos soviet soldiers had taken shelter in the building in the background, the stug is painted in grey as the base and covered in a pattern of sand yellow. As has also been said, pz iii n were deployed to provide close he suport for tigers. The game gives you 10 counters, some reports that rommel had 112, other research shows for 742, 18 for 942 and 24 for 1142. Drive from the albert canal to the west wall, xix corps, 10 19. Battleline 1 workhorse, panzer iii in north africa. The deutsches afrika korps german africa corps had the 15th panzer division and the 5th leichte light division later designated the 21st panzer division as their primary armored formation. Panzerkampfwagen ivs of the afrika korps the world war. When encountered in north africa, british nicknamed 50 mm l60 ausf j mark iii special the 50 mm l60 gun was a significant improvement over the original. The stug iii was developed side by side with the panzer iii design it was not an adaptation due to obsolescence.
The oliver publishing groups latest title is workhorse. Although this version of the panzer vi is normally referred to as the ausf f2, it actually only held that name for a short period. Many sources list the date of formation as being in october, 1941. By 194041 they were supplanted by the panzer iiis and panzer ivs. Pzkpfw iii ausf g dak 3 3d model panzer iii, dak, iii. See more ideas about north african campaign, panzer iv and afrika korps. North africa was very much a war of kampfgruppen, and this was reflected in the local organizations. During november 1942 transports brought to the ports of tunis and bizerte 176 tanks, 1 artillery pieces, 1,152 vehicles, and,000 tons of supplies. Panzer ivf2 in russia 1942 this is the first in a series of articles on german tanks of world war ii. Im starting with the panzer iv which was the mainstay of wehrmacht and waffen ss panzer formations throughout the war. According to wehrmacht panzer divisions 193945 by rosado and bishop, the tank strength of the 10 panzer division7th pz.
This site contains a large collection new and rare digital magazines, books, manuals and more. Gillono, c workhorse panzer iii in north africa berliner zinnfiguren. In 1941, 6th, 7th, 8th, 12th, 19th and 20th panzer divisions had a mixture of t35s, t38s and pz ivs. Panzerkampfwagen iii ausf n medium tanks are unloaded form a transport. On the night of february 14, 1941 the first units of what was to become famously known as the deutsches afrika korps dak sailed into the port of tripoli in north africa. It saw action on all fronts and was continually upgraded throughout the war. To oppose all of those tanks tyhe afrika korps relied on both panzer iii and ivs. The panzer iii, especially the l version with the 50mm62caliber gun, was the backbone of rommels armor, admirably complemented by the panzer iv, whose 75mm shells were highly effective against both unarmored softskinned vehicles and unsupported infantry, even when dug in. Panzer iii panzer iii, north african campaign, afrika korps, ww2 history. The siegfried line campaign us army center of military history.
German line afrika korps plain desert paint schemes and. Panzer iii tank afrika corps, north african campaign, panzer iii, king and country. Africa reference map 1999 190k larger jpeg image 306k and pdf format. The book is an illustrated history of the panzerkampfwagen iii as it served in north africa during world war ii. Leichtdivision already stationed in north africa, continued to function as a combat unit. Panzer iii pzkpfw iii panzerkampfwagen iii sdkfz 141. The turretless command variant seems to have hung on a little longer.
The panzer iv was the workhorse of the german armored forces during world war ii. Workhorse is written by claude gillono and published by oliver publishing group. Iv long the only numbers that book offers for the 15th and 21st panzer divisions are alamein or before. Panzer group africa was renamed panzer army africa panzerarmee afrika, armata corazzata africa on 30 january 1942.
World war ii hobby magazines download digital copy. Panzer leader blitz north africa egypt desert map set 58 inch. The boundaries on the maps used in this publication do not imply official endorsement of. The battalion was the second unit to receive and use the tiger i heavy tank, changing to tiger iis in mid1944 it fought and surrendered in tunisia, reformed in september 1943, then fought on. The dak formation consisted of first of two of division 5.
German tank arrivals in north africa many thanks to user nmao on the ahf for putting all this information together in this thread. It was armed with both a machine gun and an automatic 20 mm canon, decidedly inferior to the standard 37 mm and 2 pounder tank guns used in most other countries in. Not only as a tank, but as the basis for a host of. Africa maps perrycastaneda map collection ut library online. Initially i was going to model panzerbefehlswagen ii01 with panzer regiment 5 in north africa, using claude gillonos panzer iii in north africa book. Aside from use in europe, the panzer iii also saw service in north africa with erwin rommels renowned afrika korps. First sent as a holding force to shore up the italian defense of their african colonies, the formation fought on in africa, under various appellations, from march 1941 until its surrender in may 1943. The pz iv was a better platform and became the workhorse for the german army. Armeekorps, was a german armoured formation that operated on the western front and north africa. The panzer iii in north africa, by the very prolific claude gillono. See more ideas about panzer iii, ww2 tanks and wwii. The panzer iii was a german medium tank first built in small numbers in 1936, and was intended to be the main battle tank.
The panzer ii was german light tank of world war ii. I have turned this into a more readable excel table, and done some calculations and added some notes to the information. G3 and the formidable focke wulf fw190a fighters of iijg2. I used some small variants in colors and brushes after the default color change however, to attempt to give them the look of wear and tear, which somewhat worked. The first four models were all successivley withdrawn shortly after introduction, and it was not until 1939 that the fifth or ausf e version was formally accepted into the army and mass production begun. A panzer iii in north africa world war two, war art. The name stuck, with both news media and allied soldiers, as the name for all subsequent german units in north africa. On 4th january 39 the weapons dept was conracted to arm the pzkw iii with a 5cm gun and installed the 5cm short l42 gun with a muzzle velocity of 450685 mps. German tank arrivals in north africa the crusader project. It was fought in the libyan and egyptian deserts western desert campaign, also known as the desert war and in morocco and algeria operation torch and. Haha, wish i had saw this earlier, i made a couple afrika korps camouflages today for my pziii ausf l and pziv ausf f2. The unit is known for having been commanded by field marshal erwin rommel.
Panzer iv were armed with short or long barreled 75mm guns that proved very effective. No sdkfz 234 variants or sdkfz 2509 in the theatre. When the change of formation took place, the new 21. This unit was later renamed stug battery 90 late april 1943. Sspanzerdivision in poland, 1944 firefly collection series, no. Afv database surviving panzer iii tanks a pdf file presenting the panzer iii tanks pzkpfw.
The panzer group controlled the afrika korps and other units that were sent to africa notably the 90th light infantry division, and the italian x corps and xx corps. After operation torch landed 225,000 allied soldiers in north africa, the germans and italians built up their forces. Pick 4 plates to create a sheet of custom panzer leader or panzer blitz counters. The series will appear periodically over the next month. War in north africa panzers rollen in afrika vor february 1941 oct. The tank was initially constructed with 15 mm armor and armed with. Deutsches afrikakorps, dak listen help info was the german expeditionary force in africa during the north african campaign of world war ii.
Panzerkampfwagen iv in service with the dak february 1941 to. It comes with commentary, black and white photographs and color plates. The german panzer iii tank official designation panzerkampfwagen iii, sd kfz 141, abbreviated to pzkpfw iii saw widespread use during the second world war campaigns in poland, france, the soviet union and the balkans, and in north africa with the famous afrika korps. Battleline 1 workhorse, panzer iii in north africa your price.
An attempt was made to make the two panzer divisions conform to the european model in 1943, but as i mentioned in the afrikakorps panzer division infantry oob thread. Panzerkampfwagen iii ausf f up to the ausf n variants except for. German armour in the west, 1945 under the gun, 3 by dennis oliver. Origninally built with only 15 mm of armor, it was later upgraded to 30 mm of armor. Can anyone help with the actual number of marder iiis that were at gazala. Images of war panzer divisions at war 19391945 books, military. Using the samples genotyped for the present study we constructed an updated map showing the paternal lineage distribution in north african. The pcl map collection includes more than 250,000 maps, yet less than 30% of the.
The panzer ii was a german light tank ordered into production as a stopgap measure, as the panzer iii continued to have developmental problems. Pz i only seem to have been used by a few panzer unit headquarters. It was under the command of hauptmann ernst benz and it was equipped with at least 6 stug iii ausf f8s. Panzerdivision began to form while panzerregiment 5 continued to operate in north africa. In north africa the panzer iv special was superior to any existing allied tank, while on the eastern front it outgunned the t34, and with care could take on the kv1. Responding to developments in allied armor, the panzer iv ausf f2 variant was the first to receive the longbarrel kwk 40 l43 75mm cannon, which could fire a high velocity shell capable. The panzer iv was intended as a heavy tank to back up the panzer iii medium. Panzerkampfwagen iii ausf n unloaded in north africa the. The panzer ii tanks were produced from 1935 till 1943 and played an important role in the early years of wwii. Westphal, who functioned in north africa in 194143 as operation officer of panzer group later panzer army. Panzer iii in north africa battleline, 1 by claude gillono. Panzerarmee, formed from the shortlived lxxxx army corps german. Ii was used during the polish and french campaigns, in north africa against the british, and on the eastern front against the red army.
The brickmania panzer ii ausf c was modeled after the tanks of the dak, using the desert color scheme. Until then the panzer iii had been the only german designed tank armed with a gun designed to penetrate enemy armour. Due to the diversity of the middle east and north africa, a compromise on clarity and accuracy. Whole ychromosome sequences reveal an extremely recent origin. Next photo panzer iii vol2 image 76 of 147 previous photo. Why wasnt the stug iii ever used during the north african. Images of war the luftwaffe in world war ii books, military. The remnants of the army surrendered in the ruhr pocket in 1945. By method of exclusion, the 15th formerly the 5th lt. The tiger i was already in north africa kicking ass when the panther came out. You can also specify unit insignia be added to the counters options like.
The panzer iii medium tank was the main german battle tank for the first two and a half years of the second world war, only beginning to lose that status after the appearance of the panzer iv ausf f2 in march 1942. North africa wwii this collection is made up of 5 scale models, paints and accessories from the north african campaign of world war 2 that took place from 10 june 1940 to may 1943. E versions and includes a profile of tank ii01 as an ausf e. The panzerkampfwagen iii, commonly known as the panzer iii, was a medium tank developed. Assault gun units in the east bagration to berling.
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