The Panther tank, officially Panzerkampfwagen V Panther (abbreviated Pz.Kpfw. V) with ordnance inventory designation: Sd.Kfz. 171, is a German medium tank of World War II. It was used in most European theatres of World War II from mid-1943 to the end of the war in May 1945.

There is no other tank in AFV history which has captured the popular imagination more than the Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Sd.Kfz.181 of WW2. Nothing epitomises armored conflict to the general public like its massive structure on the battlefield.

Hitler's order, dated 27 February 1944, abolished the designation Panzerkampfwagen VI and ratified Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. E, which was the official designation until the end of the war. [26] For common use it was frequently shortened to Tiger.

This is a list of Panther tank variants, including prototypes, conversions and projected designs. Panzerbefehlswagen Panther Ausf. A (Sd.Kfz. 267) of the Panzergrenadier-Division Großdeutschland photographed in southern Ukraine in 1944. Restored Panther Ausf A on display at the Canadian War Museum, Ottawa. Ausf.

Dec 25, 2013 · It powerfully symbolized all the might of the Nazi war machine, as dreamed off by Hitler, and later turned through propaganda into a "Wunderwaffe" (wonder weapon) in a mostly defensive war.

Beyond the propaganda newsreels and its formidable appearance, the last German wartime heavy tank was a very costly, over-engineered, fragile and fuel-glutton lumbering beast prone to breakdowns, since it weighed 20 tons more than the Panther …

Hitler's order to drop the V and the VI from the Panther and Tiger designations came after they had already been in production, so it had no effect on the already named Panther Ausf.D and Ausf.A model variants.

German medium battle tank Panzerkampfwagen V Panther. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures and 3D model. Panzerkampfwagen V Panther (SdKfz 171). Type: medium battle tank. The Panzerkampfwagen V Panther was a German medium tank used during World War II.

Jun 25, 2019 · Detailing the technical specifications, development, and operational history of the SdKfz 181 Panzer VI / Tiger I Heavy Tank including pictures.

Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf E (Tiger I) Service, specifications, statistics and 3D model of the heavy German Tiger tank of World War II. Wittmann with his crew and the Tiger I on the Russian Front in the winter of 1943/44.