List of equipment used by the Wehrmacht
Overview
Infantry weapons
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Artillery weapons
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Vehicles
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Tanks and armoured fighting vehicles
At various times, the German forces used captured equipment, absorbing them into the German type notation with national suffixes (e.g. "t" for Tschechoslowakei (Czechoslovakia), "e" for englisch, "r" for russisch, etc.). In the case of Czechoslovakia, their contemporary tanks were found to be more reliable than German ones of the period; captured Czech units and those manufactured for Germany after March 1939 were a significant proportion of the German armoured forces during the "blitzkriegs" in Poland and France.
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Tank destroyers
- Elefant
- Hetzer
- Jagdpanzer IV
- Jagdpanther
- Jagdtiger
- Marder I
- Marder II
- Marder III
- Nashorn
- Panzerjäger I
- Sturmgeschütz III (dual role vehicle)
- Sturer Emil
Assault guns included the Sturmgeschütz III, most-produced German armored fighting vehicle, the Sturmgeschütz IV, Sturmpanzer, and Sturmtiger. Anti-aircraft guns included the Ostwind, Kugelblitz, Flakpanzer 38(t), Möbelwagen, and Wirbelwind.
List of equipment used by the Heer (Wehrmacht)
Infantry Weapons
Anti-aircraft weapons
Anti-tank weapons
Name | Type | Picture | In use by Wehrmacht | Country of Origin |
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Towed Anti-tank weapons | ||||
3,7cm KPÚV vz. 37 | Anti-tank gun | ![]() |
1939-? | ![]() |
4,7cm KPÚV vz. 36 | Anti-tank gun | ![]() |
1939-? | ![]() |
2.8 cm sPzB 41 | Anti-tank gun | ![]() |
1941-1945 | ![]() |
3.7 cm Pak 36 | Anti-tank gun | ![]() |
1934-1945 | ![]() |
4.2 cm Pak 41 | Anti-tank gun | ![]() |
1941-1944 | ![]() |
5 cm Pak 38 | Anti-tank gun | |
1940-1945 | ![]() |
7.5 cm Pak 97/38 | Anti-tank gun | ![]() |
1942-1945 | ![]() |
7.5 cm Pak 40 | Anti-tank gun | ![]() |
1942-1945 | ![]() |
7.5 cm Pak 41 | Anti-tank gun | |
1941-1945 | ![]() |
7.62 cm Pak 36(r) | Anti-tank gun | ![]() |
1941-1945 | ![]() |
8 cm PAW 600 | Anti-tank gun | ![]() |
1943-1945 | ![]() |
8.8 cm Pak 43 | Anti-tank gun | |
1943-1945 | ![]() |
12.8 cm Pak 44 | Anti-tank gun | ![]() |
1944-1945 | ![]() |
Artillery
Infantry guns
Name | Type | Picture | In use by Wehrmacht | Country of Origin |
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Infantry guns | ||||
7.5 cm leichtes Infanteriegeschütz 18 | Infantry gun | ![]() |
1935-1945 | ![]() |
7.5 cm Infanteriegeschütz 37 | Infantry gun | |
1944-1945 | ![]() |
7.5 cm Infanteriegeschütz 42 | Infantry gun | 1944-1945 | ![]() | |
15 cm sIG 33 | Infantry gun | ![]() |
1935-1945 | ![]() |
7.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40 | Recoilless gun | ![]() |
1940-1945 | ![]() |
10.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40 | Recoilless gun | ![]() |
1942-1945 | ![]() |
10.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 42 | Recoilless gun | ![]() |
1942-1945 | ![]() |
Assault guns | ||||
Sturmgeschütz III | Assault gun | ![]() |
1940-1945 | ![]() |
Sturmgeschütz IV | Assault gun | |
1943-1945 | ![]() |
15 cm sIG 33 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II (Sf) | Assault gun | ![]() |
1942-1943 | ![]() |
Brummbär | Heavy Assault gun | ![]() |
1943-1945 | ![]() |
Sturm-Infanteriegeschütz 33B | Heavy Assault gun | |
1942-1944 | ![]() |
Sturmtiger | Heavy Assault gun | ![]() |
1944-1945 | ![]() |
Field Artillery
Rocket Artillery
Name | Type | Picture | In use by Wehrmacht | Country of Origin |
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Rocket artillery | ||||
15 cm Nebelwerfer 41 | Rocket artillery | ![]() |
1942-1945 | ![]() |
28/32 cm Nebelwerfer 41 | Rocket artillery | ![]() |
1941-1945 | ![]() |
21 cm Nebelwerfer 42 | Rocket artillery | ![]() |
1942-1945 | ![]() |
30 cm Nebelwerfer 42 | Rocket artillery | ![]() |
1943-1945 | ![]() |
Panzerwerfer | Rocket artillery | ![]() |
1943-1945 | ![]() |
Wurfrahmen 40 | Rocket artillery | ![]() |
1940-1945 | ![]() |
Rail Guns
Name | Type | Picture | In use by Wehrmacht | Country of Origin |
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Railway artillery | ||||
24 cm SK L/40 "Theodor Karl" | Railway gun | ![]() |
1935-1945 | ![]() |
28 cm SK L/40 "Bruno" | Railway gun | ![]() |
1935-1945 | ![]() |
15 cm K (E) | Railway gun | 1937-1945 | ![]() | |
17 cm K (E) | Railway gun | 1938-1945 | ![]() | |
20.3 cm K (E) | Railway gun | 1940-1945 | ![]() | |
21 cm K 12 (E) | Railway gun | ![]() |
1940-1945 | ![]() |
24 cm Theodor Kanone (E) | Railway gun | ![]() |
1937-1945 | ![]() |
28 cm schwere Bruno Kanone (E) | Railway gun | 1937-1945 | ![]() | |
Krupp K5 | Railway gun | ![]() |
1937-1945 | ![]() |
38 cm Siegfried K (E) | Railway gun | ![]() |
1941-1945 | ![]() |
Schwerer Gustav | Railway gun | |
1941-1945 | ![]() |
Mobilized Weaponry
Tank Destroyers
Name | Type | Picture | In use by Wehrmacht | Country of Origin |
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Artillery | ||||
Elefant | Heavy tank destroyer | ![]() |
1943-1945 | ![]() |
Hetzer | Light tank destroyer | ![]() |
1944-1945 | ![]() ![]() |
Jagdpanzer IV | Tank destroyer | |
1943-1945 | ![]() |
Jagdpanther | Tank destroyer | ![]() |
1944-1945 | ![]() |
Jagdtiger | Tank destroyer | ![]() |
1944-1945 | ![]() |
Marder I | Tank destroyer | ![]() |
1942-1944 | ![]() |
Marder II | Tank destroyer | ![]() |
1943-1945 | ![]() |
Marder III | Tank destroyer | ![]() |
1943-1945 | ![]() |
Nashorn | Tank destroyer | ![]() |
1942-1945 | ![]() |
Panzerjäger I | Tank destroyer | ![]() |
1940-1943 | ![]() |
Sturmgeschütz III | Tank destroyer/Assault gun | ![]() |
1940-1945 | ![]() |
Sturmgeschütz IV | Tank destroyer/Assault gun | |
1943-1945 | ![]() |
Sturer Emil | Tank destroyer | |
1942-1943 | ![]() |
Tanks
Name | Type | Picture | In use by Wehrmacht | Number built | Country of Origin |
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Light tanks | |||||
Panzer I | Light tank | ![]() |
1934-1945 | 1493 | ![]() |
Panzer II | Light tank | ![]() |
1936-1945 | 1856 | ![]() |
Panzer 35(t) | Light tank | ![]() |
1939-1945 | 434 | ![]() |
Panzer 38(t) | Light tank | ![]() |
1939-1945 | 1414 | ![]() |
Medium tanks | |||||
Panzer III | Medium tank | ![]() |
1939-1945 | 5774 | ![]() |
Panzer IV | Medium tank | ![]() |
1939-1945 | 8553 | ![]() |
Panther (Panzer V) | Medium tank | ![]() |
1943-1945 | 6000 | ![]() |
Heavy tanks | |||||
Tiger I (Panzer VI) | Heavy tank | ![]() |
1943-1945 | 1347 | ![]() |
Tiger II(Panzer VI-B) | Heavy tank | ![]() |
1944-1945 | 492 | ![]() |
Super-heavy tanks | |||||
Maus (Panzer VIII) | Super-heavy tank | ![]() |
1945 (never used in action) | 1 | ![]() |