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I could easily name an additional four! (lemmy.world)
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Panzer V, Panzer VI, Panzer VII, Panzer VIII ...

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[-] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Source is this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_military_vehicles_of_Germany

Excerpt:

  • Panzerkampfwagen I (full title for the Panzer I)

  • Panzerkampfwagen I nA (interleaved suspension version of the Panzer I, the Ausf C)

  • Panzerkampfwagen I nA Verstärkt (reinforced version of the Panzer I, the Ausf F)

  • Panzerkampfwagen I ohne Aufbau (Panzer I without superstructure)

  • Panzerkampfwagen II (full title for the Panzer II)

  • Panzerkampfwagen II Flamm (flamethrower version of the Panzer II)

  • Panzerkampfwagen II mit Schwimmkörper (Panzer II with amphibious floats)

  • Panzerkampfwagen II nA (interleaved suspension version of the Panzer II, the Ausf G)

  • Panzerkampfwagen II nA Verstärkt (reinforced version of the Panzer II, the Ausf J)

  • Panzerkampfwagen II ohne Aufbau (Panzer II without superstructure)

  • Panzerkampfwagen III (full title for the Panzer III)

  • Panzerkampfwagen III (Fl) (flamethrower version of the Panzer III)

  • Panzerkampfwagen IV (full title for the Panzer IV)

  • Panzerkampfwagen V (full title for the Panther tank)

  • Panzerkampfwagen VI (full title for the VK30.01, VK36.01, Tiger I and Tiger II tanks)

  • Panzerkampfwagen VII (full title for the Panzer VII)

  • Panzerkampfwagen VIII (full name for the Panzer VIII Maus)

[-] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago

Panzerkampfwagen

Finally I know what "PKW" on German car repair stations stands for!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Germans, always so literal... "Panzerkampfwagen" literally translates to "armored battle/fight automobile".

[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

TIL the Panther, Tiger, and Maus are also named the Pz. V, Pz. VI, and Pz. VIII. Never heard of the Panzer VII before, looks weird. Almost like a German IS-2.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago

Panzer (or Panzerkampfwagen) is just the German word for tank, so they were basically just numbering the models...

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Well, yeah. I'm aware. I've just never seen them referred to like that, and I do have an interest in tanks so I was surprised.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Well that's true, but probably a development over the years. The original German meaning of the word Panzer is "armor/armored".

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah, the shortening to "Panzer" was likely a process, but I would still say it was the name of the category throughout that process. It just seems weird to say that "tank 4" is the dedicated name for a specific model. Technically, you can refer to a specific model that way, but it is still just iteration 4 of a concept.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

Now name the variants of each!

Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. E

Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. M

Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. J

Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. H

Panzerkampfwagen V Panther A

Panzerkampfwagen V Panther G

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

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