Panzerspahwagens

[cyberia]

Two photographs of SdKfz. 222s in North Africa...

[cyberia]

British Troops looking over a captured SdKfz.222 in the Western Desert

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An SdKfz. 222 in North Africa, note the horse shoe fixed to the fender

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An SdKfz. 222 in Poland, 1939





An SdKfz. 222 in anit-aircraft mode, possibly Greece

[PanzerBob]

Originally Posted by cyberia

An SdKfz. 222 in North Africa, note the horse shoe fixed to the fender

Same shot a little better qualiity and formatted as wallpaper. PM for even better RES if you want it.

Bob out

[PanzerBob]

Originally Posted by cyberia

Panzerspahwagen SdKfz. 223 with the 75mm short-barrel L/24 gun

Excellent shot, as for the tarp I would say given it's handiness and somewhat untidy rolling job it would be either for as suggested those "panzer awnings" or maybe even to cover the vehicle as the 233 was open topped or even a little of both. Based on my time in the field it certainly is being used regularly, likely as soon as they stop for any sort of extended break.

Bob out

[PanzerBob]

Originally Posted by cyberia

OK, correct me if I'm wrong, but this battle worn APC of the 12th SS Panzer Div. a 234 with a 263 turret?

This picture and question intrigued me. So several hours later here’s my answer and I'm 99% sure it's an SdKfz 234 with a modified turret from an schwere Panzerspähwagen 232 (8-rad). Took some looking around because most 232's have a gun mantel that is flush with the turret front. This mantel is not; it sits outside the front of the turret. So that threw me off at first thinking it was a foreign turret (unlikely) but one never knows. So after some time I found several pictures showing a 232 with the outside mantel, the best is below. My assessment is as stated above, plus the vision port looks to be plated or otherwise over. Given the rarity and usefulness of these vehicles cobbling together several to make one sure makes sense and is known to happen quite a bit. This is the first time I have seen a 234 with a 232 turret. Excellent picture.



Bob out

[cyberia]

Very cool Bob, and nice photo. I spent some time thumbing through my library to try and find a match for that turret and couldn't. Drove me nuts.

[PanzerBob]

Originally Posted by cyberia

Very cool Bob, and nice photo. I spent some time thumbing through my library to try and find a match for that turret and couldn't. Drove me nuts.

I'm easily side tracked by stuff like this. I just had to know. Plus usually in the process in find out a bunch of other stuff and new resources! Bonus.

Bob out

[cyberia]

An SdKfz. 222 crew after replacing a torn tire on the Eastern Front-late 1944