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Beutepanzer (German, lit. 'Captured Tank')[1] is the German designation for
Contribute a captured armored fighting vehicle. The Germans used Beutepanzers to
Help gain insight into enemy technology and to augment its own armored forces.
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A British Mk IV Beutepanzer
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Wikidata item During World War I, the Germans had many Beutepanzers in their arsenal, far exceeding the production of their
own tanks. Beutepanzers were given a German national cross and new camouflage. By the end of the war, a
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total of 170 Beutepanzers were still in running condition with 35 reported to be battle ready. In comparison, over
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a third of the 20 A7V tanks built by Germany had been destroyed or captured by then.
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Wikimedia Beutepanzers played an important role in the Wehrmacht.[2] After the
Commons
Anschluss of Austria in 1938, many Czech tanks were claimed. In October
Languages 1940, the Heeresamt ordered two of each Beutepanzer type to be delivered
Deutsch to the Army Weapons Office for evaluation. Beutepanzers were used by the
Français German Army on all fronts.
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During the Western Campaign, Germany had captured 691 British tanks in
total with an estimate of 350 being reusable. Most Beutepanzers captured A captured Soviet T-60
during the campaign were modified into observation tanks or ammunition pressed into service in the
Kholm Pocket
transports. Heavily damaged units were salvaged for spare parts.
Additionally, roughly 1,800 modern (non-FT-17s) French tanks were captured
during the May-June campaign and returned to service as Beutepanzers,
alongside a similar number destroyed beyond repair.[3]

The Germans were able to secure some T-26 & BT Tanks[4] on the Eastern
Front from 1941 to 1942. During 1943 the Germans started producing their
own T-34[5] tanks in captured Soviet production plants, designated T-34
747(r) or Panzerkampfwagen 747(r).[5] However, because the tanks were not A Soviet Captured Tiger 1
captured, they are not always classified as Beutepanzers.

The Germans were not the only users of captured tanks, though other nations didn't usually deploy captured
vehicles for combat duty. The British were able to secure a Tiger 1 near Tunis in April 1943 (Tiger 131), and the
Soviets soon captured a Tiger 1 tank thereafter.

German Beutepanzers during WW2[2][4][5][6]

Beutepanzer Original Tank Captured From

Panzerkampfwagen 35 (t)[6] Škoda LT vz. 35[6] Czechslovakia

Panzerkampfwagen 38 (t)[2] CKD-Praga LT-H Czechslovakia

Praga T-33 Czechslovakia

T-50 Soviet Union

Panzerkampfwagen 751 (r) T-35[4] Soviet Union

T-60[4] Soviet Union

PzKpwf 756 (r) KV-1 Soviet Union

Panzerkampfwagen 754 (r)[4] KV-2[4] Soviet Union

PzKw 747 (r)[2][4] T-34[2] Soviet Union

IS-2 Soviet Union

BA-10 203 (r) BA-10 Soviet Union

Artillery Tug 604 Comintern Soviet Union

Cruiser Tank Mk. 1 (A9) United Kingdom

Sturmpanzer Churchill[2] Churchill[2] United Kingdom

Panzerjäger 731 (e) British Universal Carrier United Kingdom

7TP[2] Poland

wz. 34 Poland

Panzerkampfwagen 35 H 734 (f) Hotchkiss H-35 France

Panzerkampfwagen 39-H 735 (f) Hotchkiss H-39 France

Panzerkampfwagen B2 740 (f) Renault Char B1 France

Panzerkampfwagen 18R 730 (f) Renault FT France

Panzerkampfwagen 35R 731 (f) Renault R35 France

AB43 Spähpanzer Autoblindo AB41 Italy

Sd.Kfz 735 (i) Fiat M13/40 Italy

P40 747 (i) Fiat P26/40 Italy

Sturmgeschütz M42 Semnovente 75/18 Italy

Soviet Beutepanzers during WW2[5]

Beutepanzer Original Tank Captured From

Sturmgeschütz III Nazi Germany

T-5 Panzerkampfwagen V Panther Nazi Germany

T-IV Panzerkampfwagen IV Nazi Germany

T-III Panzerkampfwagen III Nazi Germany

LT-38 Praga Panzerkampfwagen 38 (t) Nazi Germany

T-1 Panzerkampfwagen 1 Nazi Germany

Finnish Beutepanzers during

WW2
Beutepanzer Captured From

BT-7 Soviet Union

T-26 Soviet Union

T-28 Soviet Union

Romanian Beutepanzers
during WW2
Beutepanzer Captured From

T-40 Soviet Union

See also [ edit ]

List of foreign vehicles used by Nazi Germany in World War II

References [ edit ]
1. ^ "dict.cc dictionary :: Beutepanzer :: German-English translation" . www.dict.cc. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h Budanovic, Nikola (2016-07-02). "Beutepanzer, How Nazi Germany Relied on Captured Military Vehicles To
Continue The Fight" . WAR HISTORY ONLINE. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
3. ^ Garraud, Philippe (April 2004). "LE RÔLE DE LA " DOCTRINE DÉFENSIVE " DANS LA DÉFAITE DE 1940: une
explication trop simple et partielle". Guerres Mondiales et Conflits Contemporains (in French) (214): 97–123.
JSTOR 25732954 .
4. ^ a b c d e f g "Russische Beutepanzer | Beutepanzer | Panzer" . archive.is. 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
5. ^ a b c d "Panzerkampfwagen T 34 - 747(r)The Soviet T-34 Tank as Beutepanzer and Panzerattrappe in German Wehrmacht
Service 1941-45 - TANKOGRAD Publishing - Verlag Jochen Vollert - Militärfahrzeug" . www.tankograd.com. Retrieved
2018-08-03.
6. ^ a b c "Škoda CKD Lt vz.35" . www.tanks-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2018-08-03.

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