This is a list of German-made and German-used land vehicles sorted by type, covering both former and current vehicles, from their inception from the German Empire, through the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany, to the split between West Germany and East Germany, through their reunification and into modern-day Germany.
Light tanks
Out of service
Panzer I (and its variants) Panzer I Ausf. C Panzer I Ausf. F Panzer II Panzer II Ausf. L "Luchs" Panzer 35(t) Panzer 38(t) Sd.Kfz. 265 Panzerbefehlswagen PT-76 (East Germany)
Experimental
Sturmpanzerwagen Oberschlesien Kugelpanzer Marienwagen - Tank prototype Höchammer Landsverk L-5/M28 LK I LK II
Leichttraktor VK 16.02 Leopard Spähpanzer SP I.C. Spähpanzer Ru 251
Medium tanks
Out of service
Panzer III Panzer IV Panther M47 Patton (West Germany) T-34 (East Germany) T-54/T-55 (East Germany) (Warsaw Pact designation)
Experimental
Grosstraktor (Großtraktor) Škoda T-25 Neubaufahrzeug Treffas-Wagen VK 20 E-50 VT
Heavy tanks
Out of service
A7V
Tiger I Tiger II or King Tiger IS (East Germany)
Experimental
VK 30.01 (H) VK 36.01 (H) VK 45.01 (P) VK 45.02 (P) E-75 Standardpanzer Panther II - Proposal based on the Panther and Tiger II.
Super-heavy tanks
Experimental
Großkampfwagen/K-Wagen Panzer VII Löwe Panzer VIII Maus E-100 Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte Panzer X and Panzer IX - Sole purpose was to deceive Allied intelligence.Jentz, Thomas L; Doyle, Hilary Louis (2001). Panzer Tracts 20-1: Paper Panzers, Panzerkampfwagen, Sturmgeschuetz, and Jagdpanzer. Boyds, MD: Panzer Tracts. p. 60.
Main battle tanks
Out of service
M47 Patton (West Germany) M48 Patton (West Germany) T-54/T-55 (East Germany) (NATO designation) Leopard 1/Leopard I T-62 (East Germany) T-72, T-72M (East Germany)
Experimental
MBT-70 - Joint West German/American development, later evolved into the M1 Abrams. Lince - West Germany/Spanish development.
In service
TAM - Argentina/Germany, used by Argentina Leopard 2 Leopard 2E (export variant for the Spanish Army) Leopard 2PL (export variant for the Polish Land Forces)
Tank destroyers/assault guns
Out of service
Panzerjäger I - First German tank destroyer introduced in WWII. Sturmgeschütz III Sturmgeschütz IV Marder I Marder II Marder III Hetzer/Jagdpanzer 38 8.8 cm Flak 18 (Sfl.) auf schwere Zugkraftwagen 12t (Sd.Kfz 8) 15 cm sIG 33 (Sf) auf Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf B or Sturmpanzer I Bison. 15 cm sIG 33 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II (Sf) or Sturmpanzer II Bison. 15 cm sIG 33/2 (Sf.) auf Jagdpanzer 38(t) 10.5 cm K gepanzerte Selbstfahrlafette/Panzer Selbstfahrlafette IV Ausf. A (Pz.Sfl. IVa) "Dicker Max" Jagdpanzer IV Nashorn, Panzerjäger III/IV Brummbär/Sturmpanzer (assault gun) Sturm-Infanteriegeschütz 33B Sturmtiger Jagdtiger Jagdpanther Elefant SU-85 (East Germany) SU-100 (East Germany) Raketenjagdpanzer 1 Raketenjagdpanzer 2 Jaguar 1 Jaguar 2 Kanonenjagdpanzer (West Germany)
Experimental
Pz. Sfl. IVc Versuchsträger 1–2 (VT)
Anti-aircraft and artillery
Out of service
Anti-aircraft Flakpanzer I Flakpanzer IV "Ostwind" Flakpanzer IV "Kugelblitz" Möbelwagen Wirbelwind 9K33 Osa (East Germany) 9K35 Strela-10 (East Germany)
Artillery Grille Hummel Wespe Heuschrecke 10 Karl-Gerät 2S1 Gvozdika (East Germany) 2S3 Akatsiya (East Germany) M107 self-propelled gun (West Germany) M109 howitzer (West Germany) M110 howitzer (West Germany)
Experimental
Pz. Sfl. IVc Sturer Emil Geschützwagen Tiger Landkreuzer P. 1500 Monster Eskorter-35
In service
Panzerhaubitze 2000 Gepard MARS II
Armored personnel carriers, infantry, and fighting vehicles
Out of service
Marienwagen - APC Bergepanther Sd.Kfz. 250 - Half-track APC Sd.Kfz. 251 - Half-track APC BTR-70, armoured personnel carrier (East Germany) BMP-2 (East Germany) Wisel AWC - Tankette Spähpanzer Luchs Schützenpanzer Lang HS.30 - Infantry fighting vehicle
Experimental
Gepanzerter Mannschaftstransportwagen 'Kätzchen' Schützenpanzer SPz 11-2 Kurz - Infantry fighting / armored reconnaissance vehicle TH-495 Begleitpanzer 57 AIFSV - Infantry fighting vehicle
In service
M113 armored personnel carrier Schützenpanzer Marder 1 (West Germany) TPz Fuchs (West Germany) Sedena-Henschel HWK-11 (with Mexico) Boxer LGS Fennek Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle) Condor ATF Dingo Thyssen Henschel UR-416 (West Germany) TM-170 PMMC G5 GFF4
Future
Pandur I (6×6); the German Army plans to use this to replace its TPz Fuchs, competing with this role however is the Patria 6×6 and the modernized TPz Fuchs 1A9. Patria 6×6; the German Army plans to use this to replace its TPz Fuchs, competing with this role however is the Pandur I (6×6) and the modernized TPz Fuchs 1A9. It also may replace the LGS Fennek.
Utility vehicles/armored cars
Out of service
Opel Blitz, truck ADGZ Trippel SG6 Borgward B 3000, truck Krupp Protze, artillery trailer/utility truck Mercedes-Benz L3000, truck Radschlepper Ost Raupenschlepper Ost M42 Truppenfahrrad, bicycle Zündapp KS 750, motorcycle BMW R12 and R17, motorcycles BMW R75, motorcycle Sd.Kfz. 2 'Kettenkrad', light half-tracked gun tractor Maultier/Sd.Kfz. 3, half-track Sd.Kfz. 4 - Half-track/Multiple rocket launcher Sd.Kfz. 5 (3-ton 6x6 truck) Sd.Kfz. 6 - Half-track Sd.Kfz. 7 - Half-tracked artillery tractor Sd.Kfz. 8 - Heavy half-track Sd.Kfz. 9 - Heavy half-track Sd.Kfz. 10 - Light half-track Sd.Kfz. 11 - Light half-track Kfz 13 Bergepanther, armoured recovery vehicle Leichter Panzerspähwagen, armored car Schwerer Panzerspähwagen, armored car Sd.Kfz. 234 Sd.Kfz. 247 - Armored car Sd.Kfz. 250 - Half-track APC Sd.Kfz. 251 - Half-track APC Sd.Kfz. 252 - Half-track Sd.Kfz. 253 - Armored Half-track Sd.Kfz. 254 - Tracked/wheeled armoured scout car Sd.Kfz. 265 Panzerbefehlswagen, command vehicle based on the Panzer I chassis
Tatra 111, heavy truck Raupenschlepper Ost Borgward IV, demolition vehicle Goliath tracked mine, demolition vehicle Springer, demolition vehicle Volkswagen Kommandeurswagen, military derivate of the Volkswagen Beetle for transporting high-ranking officers Volkswagen Kübelwagen, light utility vehicle (LUV) Volkswagen Schwimmwagen, amphibious LUV Landwasserschlepper, tracked amphioxus trailer Meillerwagen, V-2 rocket trailer PTS (vehicle), PTS-M (East Germany) Sonder Kfz-1
Experimental
VW 276 Schlepperfahrzeug, artillery trailer
In service
Keiler - Built on the hull of an M48 Patton. MAN 630 L2 Bergepanzer 2 - armored recovery vehicle Condor Thyssen Henschel UR-416 (West Germany) TM-170 LAPV Enok LGS Fennek Mungo ESK RMMV HX M3 Amphibious Rig - amphibious bridging vehicle AEV 3 Kodiak - armoured engineering variant of a Leopard 2.
See also
Tanks in the German Army German tanks in World War II German armored fighting vehicle production during World War II List of German combat vehicles of World War II List of modern equipment of the German Army
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