German light tank Panzer II 2
Panzer II tank of the Afrika Korps
Panzer II Neuhammer 1939
german light tank Panzer II France
german light tank Panzer II on trailer
Panzer II 222 September1939 Poland Mokra
Panzer II tanks transport
Panzer II of the 1. Panzer Division with provisional winter camouflage
Panzer II light tank of the Afrika Korps
Panzer II of the 12 Panzer Division near Tichwin 1942
german light tank Panzer II 1939
Panzer II of the DAK Afrika Korps
german light tank Panzer II in Russia
german light tank Panzer II 1940
german light tank Panzer II Russia
Munitionsschlepper II Panzer II
German light tank Panzer II 5
Panzer II and III of SS Division Nord Finland
knocked out Panzer II tank
Panzer II 08 Poland 1939
Panzer II tank code II07
US Army Ordnance Unit Recovers Afrika Korps Panzer II Heliopolis Egypt August1942
Panzer II tank in action
Schwimmpanzer II 2
Panzer II and Sdkfz 251
German light tank Panzer II 4
Panzer II ausf C light tank
Panzer II of Afrika korps
Panzer II with Number II15
Panzerbefehlswagen II ausf b 221
Panzer II tanks Afrika Korps
Panzer II ausf b east front
german light tank Panzer II 641 1939
Panzer II tank Poland 1939
Panzer II Mokra in Poland September1939
german light tank Panzer II ausf C
Panzer II with Number II14
Panzer II 41 Russia
Panzer II of the Panzer Regiment 2 eastern front
Panzer II tanks Brjansk eastern front
Schwimmpanzer II tank
Panzerbefehlswagen II ausf b
German light tank Panzer II 3
Panzer II ausf B 24521 of Deutsches Afrikakorps
German light tank Panzer II
Panzer II of 9 Panzer Division
Panzer II ausf B number 12
destroyed Panzer II Poland 1939
Panzer II Ausf C and Wehrmacht soldiers during a pre-war exercise
Panzer II ausf B
Panzer II poland 1939
Fording Panzer 2 tanks during a pre-war exercise
Panzer 2 tank
Panzer 2 tank tactical code III
Panzer II tanks in Russia
Panzer II II03
Panzer II ausf B tank
Afrika korps Panzer II
Panzer II ausf B photo
Panzer II 601
Panzer II Russia Pontoon bridge
Panzerkampfwagen II
Panzer II Tank DAK
Panzer II on railcar
destroyed Panzer II Poland 1939 2
Panzer II prototype
Panzer II number 543 Poland 1939
Panzer II and Panzermann photo
Panzer II ausf C number 1
Panzer II Western Desert 1942 afrika korps
Pz.Kpfw. II and IV tanks of the 6. Panzer Divison
Panzer II Sandomierz Jaroslaw Poland 1939
Panzer II number 114
Panzer II ausf C tanks
Panzer II destroyed in Poland 1939
The charred remnants of a German Panzer II – color photo
Panzer 2 tank
Panzer II Russia
PzKpfw II F02
Panzer II of the 5. Panzer division 1940
Panzer II 1939 year
Panzer 2 tank
Panzer 2 tank fording
Panzer II transport
German soldiers atop a Panzer II tank
Panzer II Holland 1940
Panzer 2 Poland
german light tank Panzer 2
Faun L 900 and Panzer II
Pz.Kpfw. II and Panzer III USSR
Panzer II Invasion of Poland
Panzer 2 Poland 1939
Panzer II number 314
Panzer II Regiment 2 Eisenach
Panzer 2 SdKfz121
damaged Panzer II
Panzer II transport 1939
German light tank Panzer 2 ausf C
destroyed Panzer II
Panzer II number 607
Panzer II ausf F suffered an internal explosion
German soldiers posing with Panzer 2 tank
German light tank Panzer II ausf D
Panzer II number 20
German PzKpfw II light tank, coded B06
german light tank PzKpfw II ausf b
Panzer 2 tank
Afrika korps Panzer II number 8
Panzer II ausf C tank
Panzer II number 132
Panzer II rail transport
Pz.Kpfw. II of the 10. Panzer division
PzKpfw II tank destroyed
Crew atop Panzer 2 tank 13
Panzer 2 tank
PzKpfw 2 transport
destroyed Panzer II tanks Poland 1939
Panzer II and Panzerbefehlswagen in Polish Campaign
Panzer II Sandomierz Poland 1939
Panzerkampfwagen 2
Panzer II number 742
Panzer II destroyed
PzKpfw II tank
Panzer 2 tank 2
Panzer II number 541
Panzer II Poland 1939 photo
PzKpfw II ausf C
Panzer 2 mit Nummer 135
Panzer II number 633
PzKpFw II ausf B 304
Panzer II in Polish Campaign
Pz.Kpfw II of the 1. Panzer division
Panzer II and Panzermann
Panzer II SdKfz121
Panzer II ausf C late number 334
Panzer II 404
Panzer II and I Denmark
Panzer II ausf C 1939
Panzer II Ausf C suffered an internal explosion
Panzer 2 light tank
Panzer 2 german light tank
Panzer II number 222 1939
Panzer II in Poland 1939
Panzer 2 tank
Panzer 2 tanks
Panzer II tanks France 1940
Panzer II Sd Kfz 121
Panzer II tank Yugoslavia 1941
PzKpfw II tank
Panzer 2 tank 1
Panzer II on low loader trailer (Tieflader Anhänger)
Two German officers atop a Panzer 2 tank
Panzer II fahrschule
Panzer II tank suffered an internal explosion
Panzer II 1939
Panzer II ausf C Poland 1939
Panzer II on trailer Rovaniemi Finland
Panzer II Panzertruppe soldiers
Panzer II ausf b poland 1939
Panzer II ( Panzerkampfwagen II, PzKpfw II, SdKfz 121) was a light tank produced in Germany in the 1930s.
Until the outbreak of war between Germany and the USSR tank Panzer II was a primary combat vehicle in the German armored troops. The project of light tank with weighing up to 10t and equipped with a 20 mm caliber cannon was started in 1934. Main goal of this project was to fill the gap between the Panzer I tank and average tanks Panzer III and IV. This type of tank was used for crew initial training and if necessary was used as support and reconnaissance tank. It turned out that for the first 3 years of the war Panzer II was the backbone of German Panzer Divisions. For tank design development were responsible 3 companies: Krupp, Henschel and MAN. In the course of the war were created a dozen versions of that tank. Finally, the production was stopped in January 1944. Tanks of this type, however took part in the fights on all fronts until the end of the war. Using Panzer II chassis were also constructed several types of other vehicles.
Armament: 1 × 2 cm KwK 30 (or KwK 38) and 1 x 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34. Production: 1856 tanks.
Bibliography:
- Thomas Jentz: “Luchs” Panzerspaehwagen II (2cm) ( Sd. Kfz. 123), Museum Ordnance Special Number 22