List of foreign vehicles used by Nazi Germany in World War II
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Many foreign vehicles were used by Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...

 both those that were captured and ones produced by an occupied country
  • PzKw 35(t)
  • PzKw 38(t)
  • PzKw 35S 734(f)
    Somua S-35
    The SOMUA S35 was a French Cavalry tank of the Second World War. Built from 1936 until 1940 to equip the armoured divisions of the Cavalry, it was for its time a relatively agile medium-weight tank, superior in armour and armament to both its French and foreign competitors, such as the contemporary...

  • T-34 747(r)
    T-34
    The T-34 was a Soviet medium tank produced from 1940 to 1958. Although its armour and armament were surpassed by later tanks of the era, it has been often credited as the most effective, efficient and influential design of World War II...

  • Renault R35

Captured vehicles

List of some captured equipment used by the German forces on the Russian front and others areas. Certain models were modified in factories or army workshops for infantry support, armed reconnaissance, antitank or antiaircraft units or as self propelled guns or tank destroyer
Tank destroyer
A tank destroyer is a type of armored fighting vehicle armed with a gun or missile launcher, and is designed specifically to engage enemy armored vehicles...

s and many other operative or utility uses.

Captured tanks and tank destroyers

  • American M3 Lee
    M3 Lee
    The Medium Tank M3 was an American tank used during World War II. In Britain the tank was called "General Lee", named after Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and the modified version built with a new turret was called the "General Grant", named after U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant.Design commenced...

  • American M3 Stuart
  • American M4 Sherman
    M4 Sherman
    The M4 Sherman, formally Medium Tank, M4, was the primary tank used by the United States during World War II. Thousands were also distributed to the Allies, including the British Commonwealth and Soviet armies, via lend-lease...

  • American M5 light tank
  • British Matilda tank
    Matilda tank
    The Infantry Tank Mark II known as the Matilda II was a British infantry tank of the Second World War. It was also identified from its General Staff Specification A12....

     (Pz. 748 (e)
  • Czechoslovakian LT vz. 35 (Panzer 35(t))
  • Czechoslovakian LT vz. 38
    Panzer 38(t)
    The Panzerkampfwagen 38 was originally a Czech tank of pre-World War II design. After Czechoslovakia was taken over by Germany, it was adopted by the German Army, seeing service in the invasions of Poland and Russia. Production ended in 1942, when its armament was deemed inadequate. In all, over...

     (Panzer 38(t))
  • French Tracteur Blindé equipped with leFH 18/40/94 150 or sFH13.
  • French Lorraine 37L. 7,5 cm PaK 40/1 auf Panzerjager
    Panzerjäger
    Panzerjäger was a branch of service of the Wehrmacht during the Second World War which were the anti-tank arm-of-service who operated anti-tank artillery, and made exclusive use of the tank destroyers which were also named Panzerjäger...

    -Lorraine-S(f))
  • French Lorraine 37L. 7,5 cm Pak 40/1 auf Lorraine Schlepper(f) Marder I
    Marder I
    The Marder I "Marten" was a German World War II tank destroyer, armed with the 75 mm anti-tank gun. Most Marder I's were built on the base of the Tracteur Blindé 37L , a French artillery tractor/armoured personnel carrier of which the Germans had acquired more than three hundred after the Fall of...

     (Sd.Kfz. 135)
  • French Lorraine 37L. 15 cm sFH 13/1 auf Lorraine Schlepper(f) (Sd.Kfz. 135/1)
  • French Lorraine 37L. 10,5 cm leFH 18/4 auf Lorraine Schlepper(f) -105 mm
  • French Renault FT-17 (Pz. 730 (f))
  • French Renault R35 (Pz. 35R 731 (f))
  • French Hotchkiss H35
    Hotchkiss H35
    The Hotchkiss H35 or Char léger modèle 1935 H was a French light tank developed prior to World War II.Despite having been designed from 1933 as a rather slow but well-armoured light infantry support tank, the type was initially rejected by the French Infantry because it proved difficult to steer...

     (Pz. 35H 734 (f))
  • French Hotchkiss H39 (Pz. 38H 735 (f))
  • French FCM 36
    FCM 36
    The FCM 36 or Char léger Modèle 1936 FCM, was a light infantry tank that was designed for the French Army prior to World War II. It had a crew of two and was equipped with a short 37 mm main armament and a 7.5 mm coaxial machine gun...

     Pz. FCM 737 (f))
  • French Somua S35 (Pz. 35S 739 (f))
  • French Char B1
    Char B1
    The Char B1 was a French heavy tank manufactured before World War II.The Char B1 was a specialised heavy break-through vehicle, originally conceived as a self-propelled gun with a 75 mm howitzer in the hull; later a 47 mm gun in a turret was added, to allow it to function also as a Char...

     (Pz. B-2 740 (f))
  • Italian Fiat M15/42
    M15/42 tank
    The Carro Armato M15/42 was an Italian medium tank of World War II. Italy begun production on 1 January 1943. By mid 1943, Italy had made 90 of them prior to the Italian Armistice on 8 September 1943...

  • Italian Fiat Semovente 75/18
    Semovente 75/18
    The Semovente 75/18 was an Italian self-propelled gun of the Second World War. It was built by mounting the 75 mm Obice da 75/18 modello 34 mountain gun on the chassis of a M13/40 or M14/41 tank. The first 60 were built using the M13/40 chassis and a subsequent 162 were built on the M14/41...

     self propelled gun/tank destroyer
  • Soviet T-26
    T-26
    The T-26 tank was a Soviet light infantry tank used during many conflicts of the 1930s as well as during World War II. It was a development of the British Vickers 6-Ton tank and is widely considered one of the most successful tank designs of the 1930s....

     (Pz. 740(r))
  • Soviet T-26 PZ-740(r) (7,5-cm Pak 97/98 (f))
  • Soviet BT-5 (Pz. 742(r))
  • Soviet BT-7
    BT-7
    The BT-7 was the last of the BT tank series of Soviet cavalry tanks that were produced in large numbers between 1935 and 1940. They were lightly armoured, but reasonably well-armed for their time, and had much better mobility than other contemporary tank designs...

  • Soviet T20 tankette
  • Soviet T-28
    T-28
    The Soviet T-28 was among the world's first medium tanks. The prototype was completed in 1931 and production began in late 1932. It was an infantry-support tank intended to break through fortified defences...

  • Soviet T-37
  • Soviet T-40
    T-40
    -External links:* on Battlefield.ru...

  • Soviet T-60
    T-60
    The T-60 scout tank was a light tank produced by the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1942. In this time over 6,292 were built. The tank was designed to replace the obsolete T-38 amphibious scout tank.-Design:...

  • Soviet T-70
    T-70
    The T-70 was a light tank used by the Red Army during World War II, replacing both the T-60 scout tank for reconnaissance and the T-50 light infantry tank for infantry support. The T-80 light tank was a more advanced version of the T-70 with a two-man turret—it was only produced in very small...

  • Soviet T-34
    T-34
    The T-34 was a Soviet medium tank produced from 1940 to 1958. Although its armour and armament were surpassed by later tanks of the era, it has been often credited as the most effective, efficient and influential design of World War II...

     (Pz. 747 (r))
  • Soviet KV-1 (Pz. 753(r))
  • Soviet KV-1 (PZ-750(r) mit 7,5 KwK L/43)
  • Soviet KV-2
  • Soviet IS-2

Captured armoured cars and half-tracks

  • American M3 armoured car
  • American M8 Greyhound
    M8 Greyhound
    The M8 Light Armored Car was a 6x6 armored car produced by the Ford Motor Company during World War II. It was used by the U.S. and British troops in Europe and the Far East until the end of the war. The vehicle was widely exported and as of 2006 still remains in service with some third world...

    -(Panzerspaehwagen M8(a))
  • British Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car
    Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car
    South African Reconnaissance Car, better known under as Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car, was a series of armoured vehicles produced in South Africa and adopted by the British Army during the World War II.-History:...

  • British Marmon-Herrington Humber
    Humber Scout Car
    Humber Scout Car was a British light armoured car used in the Second World War.-History:Although at the outbreak of the Second World War the British Army already had the excellent Daimler Dingo, the need for scout cars could not be met by Daimler alone, so other companies were required to produce...

  • British Daimler Dingo
    Daimler Dingo
    -external links :*** has a Daimler Dingo in its exposition.* wwiivehicles.com**...

     Mk 1 (le Pz.Sp.Wg. Mk l 202(e))
  • British AEC
    AEC (Associated Equipment Company)
    AEC was a United Kingdom based vehicle manufacturer which built buses, motorcoaches and lorries from 1912 until 1979. The acronym stood for the Associated Equipment Company, but this name was hardly ever used; instead it traded under the AEC and ACLO brands.While famously associated with London's...

     Dorchester Armoured Bus
  • British Universal Carrier
    Universal Carrier
    The Universal Carrier, also known as the Bren Gun Carrier is a common name describing a family of light armoured tracked vehicles built by Vickers-Armstrong. Produced between 1934 and 1960, the vehicle was used widely by British Commonwealth forces during the Second World War...

     (gepanzerter Maschinengewehrtraeger Bren 731 (e))
  • British Universal Carrier Gep MG. Trager Br 731(e) modified with 20 mm Flak 38,
  • British Universal Carrier 8,8 cm Raketenpanzerbusche 43 (with 88 mm Rockets)
  • British Universal Carrier Gep MG. Trager Br 731(e) mit PaK 35/36(37 mm Pak 35/36 Cannon)
  • Dutch DAF
    DAF Trucks
    DAF Trucks NV is a Dutch truck manufacturing company and a division of PACCAR. Its headquarters and main plant are in Eindhoven. Cabs and axle assemblies are produced at its Westerlo plant in Belgium...

     M39
    M39 Pantserwagen
    The Pantserwagen M39 or DAF Pantrado 3 was a Dutch 6 x 4 armoured car produced in the late thirties for the Royal Dutch Army.From 1935 the DAF automobile company designed several AFVs based on its innovative Trado truck suspension system. Among these was the Pantrado 2, an armoured car...

     (Pz.Sp.Wg. L202(h))
  • Dutch DAF M36
  • French Renault ZT / AMR 35 (Pz.Sp.Wg. ZT 702(f))
  • French AMD Panhard 178 (Pz.Sph. 204(f))
  • French AMD Panhard 178 (Pz.Sph. 204(f) mit KwK 42)
  • French Unic P107 leichter Zugkraftwagen U304(f))
  • French Unic P107 leichter Schuetzenpanzerwagen U304(f)
  • French Somua MCG/MCL le.Zgkw. S307(f))
  • French Somua MCG/MCL mittlerer gepanzerter Zugkraftwagen S307/303(f)
  • French Somua MCG/MCL mittlerer Schuetzenpanzerwagen S307/303(f)
  • French Somua MCG/MCL SPW S307/303(f) mit Reihenwerfer
  • French Somua MCG/MCL 7,5 cm Pak 40 auf m SPW S307/303(f)
  • French Somua MCG/MCL 8 cm R-Vielfachwerfer auf m.gep.Zgkw. S307/303(f)
  • French Somua MCG/MCL 15 cm Panzerwerfer 42 auf m.gep Zgkw. S307/303(f) Nebelwerfer 41
  • French Renault UE (Infanterieschlepper UE 630(f))
  • French Renault UE 3,7 cm Pak 36(Sf) auf Infanterieschlepper UE 630(f)
  • French Renault UE 28/32 cm Wurfrahmen(Sf) auf Infanterieschlepper UE 630(f)
  • French Grosser Funk und Beobachtungpanzer auf Lorraine S(f)
  • Italian Autoblinda AB41
    AB 41
    The Autoblinda 41 was an Italian armored car in use during World War II. It was armed with a 20 mm Breda 35 autocannon and a coaxial 8mm machine gun in a turret similar to the one fitted to the Fiat L6/40, and another hull mounted rear-facing 8mm machine gun.-Description:The AB 41 was based...

     (Panzerspaehwagen AB41 201 (i))
  • Soviet FAI
    FAI armoured car
    The FAI armoured car was a replacement for the D-8 armoured car, used by the Soviet Union from the early 1930s to early 1940s....

  • Soviet BA-20
    BA-20
    The BA-20 was an armored car developed in the Soviet Union in 1936 and used in the early stages of World War II.-Design and production:The BA-20 armored car was developed in 1934 for use by HQ staffs, reconnaissance and communications units...

     (Panzerspaehwagen BA202(r))
  • Soviet BA-6
  • Soviet BA-10
    BA-10
    The BA-10 was an armored car developed in the Soviet Union in 1938 and produced till 1941. It was the most produced Soviet pre-1941 heavy armored car – 3311 were built in three versions. These versions were the BA-10, the BA-10M , and the BA-10ZhD...

     (Panzerspaehwagen BA203(r))
  • Soviet BA-27
    BA-27
    The BA-27 was a Soviet first series-produced armoured car, manufactured from 1928 to 1931, and used for scouting and infantry support duties early in the Second World War...

  • Soviet BA-64
    BA-64
    The BA-64 was a 4×4 light armoured car, employed by the Soviet Army from 1942 into the early 1960s for reconnaissance and liaison tasks.The BA-64B was nicknamed 'Bobik' by its crews. The total recorded number of BA-64s produced differs even in Russian sources...

    modified with 37 mm Pak 35/36 Cannon
  • Swedish Landsverk 180/181
  • Spanish AAC1937
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