Sd.Kfz. 251

McCoy · #1 (**permalink**) February 15th, 2008, 04:52 AM

Well, I don't have any pics to post at the moment but where's this beauty? I'd thought that cyberia would have started a 251 thread allready. I'll be back with some pics later on.

Jim O · #2 (**permalink**) February 15th, 2008, 09:24 AM

I'm sure that he will if don't first...

cyberia · #3 (**permalink**) February 15th, 2008, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by McCoy

Well, I don't have any pics to post at the moment but where's this beauty? I'd thought that cyberia would have started a 251 thread allready. I'll be back with some pics later on.

Your the third person to ask! Go for it guys. Then we can start exploring all the variants.
Love all the variants in that series!

cyberia · #4 (**permalink**) February 15th, 2008, 05:03 PM

Whoa, Deja Vu!

A pair of SdKfz. 250/1's belonging to the 2nd Kompanie of the Kradshutzen (motorcycle) Bataillon of the GrossDeutschland Div., out ahead of the column somewhere in Russia.

Sometimes lighter is better. An SdKfz. 250/5 attached to the 7th Panzer Div. crosses a small bridge with ease while a Pz. IV Ausf. E waits to be unstuck from a shallow stream.

A 250/3 of the 10th Pz. Div. on sentry duty at an airfield. Date and location unknown.

The SdKfz. 250 APC was a smaller version of the SdKfz. 251 and as this photograph illustrates, space was at a premium.

cyberia · #5 (**permalink**) February 16th, 2008, 08:44 PM

The SdKfz. 251/16 was the flamethrower version of the APC.

Equipped with two 14mm hand operated flamethrowers, flames could be projected over a distance of 60 yards.

Crews of the SdKfz. 251/16 were "required" to wear protective clothing when in action, but due to the impracticality of donning such cumbersome gear in the heat of battle, this rule was rarely followed.

cyberia · #6 (**permalink**) February 22nd, 2008, 02:26 AM

My favorites in the 250 class...

The SdKfz. 250/10 with a mounted 37mm PaK gun, minus the protective shield

The SdKfz. 250/11 sporting the 28/20mm s.Pzb tapered bore antitank gun

PanzerBob · #7 (**permalink**) March 3rd, 2008, 04:01 AM

More is always good Jah........

SdKfz 251/! Ausf D

SdKfz251/7 Pioneer Halftrack with small bridge. 12th SS Hitler Youth Div

lufttiger · #8 (**permalink**) March 3rd, 2008, 10:06 PM

Wow where's that color one from??

PanzerBob · #9 (**permalink**) March 4th, 2008, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by lufttiger

Wow where's that color one from??

Believe it or not, those are Repro 251's with reinactors, I loved what the photographer did with the shot. Attached is another he did the same with.

cyberia · #10 (**permalink**) March 11th, 2008, 10:42 AM

General der Panzertruppen Heinz Guderian at the office

Both the 250 and 251 type German APC had commanders versions each with the designation /3. These Funkwagens were packed with radio equipment and map racks and gave field commanders a chance to stay close to the action.

Two noteworthy commanders who made full use of these vehicles were Guderian and Rommel.

Guderian leans out from his SaKfz.251/3 to confer with Generalmajor Kuntzen of the 8th Pz. Div.
This photograph was taken on the Western Front 1940

Rommel, at speed in his SdKfz. 250/3 in the Western Desert
Rommel's vehicle was named Greif (Griffon) and was famous within the Afrikakorps