Panzer I tank front view
Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen command tank
Befehlspanzer I Poland
Panzer I of 7 the Panzer Division during the French campaign in 1940
Panzer I ohne Aufbau and soldier
Panzer I ohne Aufbau
Panzer I ohne Aufbau
Panzer I befehl camouflaged
Panzer I ausf A tanks
Panzer I Ladungsleger 2
Panzer I of 2 Panzer Regiment training for Operation Seelowe Scheveningen Holland 1940
Panzer I ohne Aufbau
Panzer I Winter Kiestinki Finland
Panzer I ausf A on street
Panzer I tanks
Self propelled anti-aircraft gun Flakpanzer I of the Flak-Abteilung (mot) 614, Eastern Front
Panzer I tank on road
Panzer I tanks Mokra area 2 September1939 Poland
Panzer I Fahrschule WH 077727
Panzer I Ladungsleger
Panzer I ausf A 2
Panzer I wheels
Panzer I Ausf B Winter
Panzer I Befehlspanzer I Poland September 1939
Panzer I ausf F
Panzer I Ausf A
Panzer I Radomsko Poland 1939
Panzer I ausf A tank maintenance
Knocked out Panzer I Ausf A and Panzer II
Panzer I befehl command tank
Panzer I Berge 9 Panzer Division
Panzer I ohne Aufbau with box on top
PzKpfw I (M.G.) Ausf. A tank
Ladungsleger Panzer I Fahrgestell
Panzer I with damaged turret France 1940
Panzer I ohne Aufbau
Befehlspanzer I german command tank
Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. B and Panzer II
Befehlspanzer I September 1939
Panzer I Ladungsleger explosives layer
Panzer I ausf B number 223
Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. A 235, September 1939
knocked out Panzer I
Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen
Panzer I tanks column 2
kleine Panzerbefehlswagen I Ausf. B
Panzer I Befelswagen in Rzeszow Poland
Damaged Panzer I ausf A Poland 1939
Panzer I in Spain
Panzer I Fahrschule
Panzer I and soldiers
FlakPanzer I 2 cm Flak auf Panzer I Fahrgestell of the Flak-Abteilung (mot) 614, Eastern Front
Panzer I ohne Aufbau
Befehlspanzer I SdKfz 265
Panzer I Ausf B #622, Poland 1939
knocked out Panzer I ausf B
Panzer I Ausf C
Panzer I tanks during a training operation
Ladungsleger I auf PzKpfw I Ausf B
Panzer I destroyed
Panzer I ohne aufbau and crew
PzKpfw I Ausf A tank, Sd.Kfz. 101
Destroyed Panzer I tanks, 1945
PzKpfw I ohne Aufbau photo
Panzer I tank SdKfz 101
Panzer I tank in Norway 1940
Panzer I Ausf. A tank
Panzer I Ausf A number 112
Destroyed Panzer I Ausf B, Poland 1939
Panzer I Turretless
Panzer I Ausf B, Poland 1939
Panzer I tanks during a pre-war exercise
Befehlspanzer I Poland Campaign
Panzer I Poland 1939
Panzer I Ausf A, Fahrschule variant
Panzer I Ausf B Sdkfz 101
Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen auf Gw I Ausf B Poland 1939
PzKpfw I befehl variant
Panzers in Poland 1939
Panzer I tank
Panzer I tank
Panzer I tank
Panzer I ohne Turm France 1940
Panzer I tank
Befehlspanzer I tanks
Pz.Kpfw II from 4 Panzer Division, Panzer Regiment 36, 1939
Panzer I tank
Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen B03
Poland 1939 Panzer I and II tanks
Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf A tanks
Panzer I in Russsia
Panzer I Ausf B number 504
PzKpfw I tanks
Panzer I tank
Panzer I tank
PzKpfw I Ausf B tank
Panzer I ohne aufbau
Panzer I Fahrschule
Befehlspanzer I Ausf A
PzKpfw I ohne Aufbau
Panzer I tank
PzKpfw I befehl
Panzerkampfwagen I (MG) Ausführung A, France 1940
Panzerkampfwagen I (MG) Ausführung A of the Legion Condor, Spain
Panzer I tank
PzKpfw I tank
Flakpanzer I 2 cm Flak 38 auf Selbsthahrlafette PzKpfw I Ausf. A of the Flak-Abteilung (mot) 614, Eastern Front
Poland 1939 Panzer I tank
Befehlspanzer I Beskidy Poland 1939
Panzerkampfwagen I (MG) Ausführung B tanks 1939
German Panzer I tanks
Panzerkampfwagen I (MG) Ausführung A number 322
Befehlspanzer I Panzer I SdKfz 265
Befehlspanzer I France 1940
Panzerbefehlswagen I in Galasko near Lwow Poland 1939
Panzer I Ausf A during parade
PzKpfw I tank
SdKfz 265 Panzerbefehlswagen Panzer I command version
Crew with their Panzer I tank
Panzerbefehlswagen Sd Kfz 265
Panzer I transported on Henschel truck and trailer
Panzer I tank Ausf B
German PzKpfw I Ausf A tank
Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen SdKfz 265 with Rahmenantenne
Panzerbefehlswagen and Panzer II tanks 1939 22
Panzer I tank
Panzer I tank
Panzerbefehlswagen Kl PzBfWg Sd.Kfz. 265
Panzer I destroyed France 1940
Tank PzKpfw I (MG) Ausf. A
Panzer I destroyed in Poland 1939
Instandsetzungskraftwagen I
Damaged PzKpfw I tank
Panzer I number 534, Poland 1939
Panzer I tank during military parade
Panzer I tank
Camera in Panzer I
Panzer I ( Panzerkampfwagen I, PzKpfw I, SdKfz 101) was a light tank produced in Germany in the 1930s.
Panzer I made up a core of the Wehrmacht armoured divisions fleet during invasion on Poland in September 1939 and during West campaign in 1940. Germany also used Panzer I in the Balkans, North Africa (Deutsches Afrika Korps) and on the Easten Front 1941 – 1942. After introduction of new types of AFV into service, the Panzer I tanks were directed to auxiliary tasks and training.
Armament: 2 × 7.92 mm MG13 machine guns. Production: 1493 tanks.
Data:
version | Panzer I ausf A SdKfz 101 1 A LaS Krupp | Panzer I ausf B SdKfz 101 1 B LaS May | Panzer I ausf C VK601 | Panzer I ausf F VK1801 | Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen SdKfz 265 3 Kl B (command variant) |
crew | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
armor | hull: front – 8-13 mm turret: mantlet – 15 mm | hull: front – 8-13 mm turret: mantlet – 15 mm | hull:front – 30 mmsides – 20 mm
turret: mantlet – 30 mm front – 30 mm sides – 14,5 mm | hull:front – 80 mmsides – 80 mm rear – 60 and 80 mm turret: mantlet – 80 mm front – 80 mm sides – 80 mm top – 20 mm | front: 13 mmsides: 13 mmtop: 8 mm rear : 13 mm belly: 5 mm |
weight (kg) | 5400 | 6000 | 8000 | 21000 | 5880 |
length (mm) | 4020 | 4420 | 4195 | 4375 | 4420 |
width (mm) | 2060 | 2060 | 1920 | 2640 | 2060 |
height (mm) | 1720 | 1720 | 2010 | 2050 | 1990 |
wheel base (mm) | 1670 | 1600 | 2100 | 1670 | |
track contact (mm) | 2470 | 2470 | 2200 | 2200 | 2470 |
engine | Krupp M305 4 cylinders, air cooled, 3500 cm3 60 hp (44,74 kW) at 2500 rpm | Maybach NL 38 TR 6 cylinders, water cooled, 3800 cm3 100 hp at 3000 rpm | Maybach HL 45P 6 cylinders, water cooled, 4678 cm3 150 hp at 3800 rpm | Maybach HL 45P 6 cylinders, water cooled, 4678 cm3 150 hp at 3800 rpm | Maybach NL 38 TR 6 cylinders, water cooled, 3800 cm3 100 hp at 3000 rpm |
transmission | ZF F.G. 35, 5 forward, 1 reverse | ZF F.G. 35, 5 forward, 1 reverse | VG 15319, 8 forward, 1 reverse | SSG 47, 6 forward, 1 reverse | ZF F.G. 31, 5 forward, 1 reverse |
fuel capacity (l) | 144 | 146 | 170 | 180 | 146 |
range (road km/ off-road km) | 145 / 100 | 140 /115 | 300/190 | 150/? | 170/115 |
speed (km/h) | 37 (20-25 off-road) | 40 | 79 | 25 | 40 |
tracks | Kgs 67 280/90 | Kgs 67 280/90 | Kgs 62/290/90 | Kgs 61 500/130 | Kgs 67 280/90 |
number of links per track | 89 | 89 | 89 | 53 | 89 |
trench crossing (mm) | 1400 | 1400 | 1200 | 1500 | 1400 |
vertical obstacle (mm) | 370 | 370 | 300 | 330 | 330 |
fording ability (mm) | 600 | 600 | 875 | 570 | 600 |
climbing ability (degrees) | 30 | 30 | 45 | 30 | 30 |
circulation (mm) | 2100 | 2100 | 1200 | 1500 | 2100 |
manufacturer | Krupp-Gruson, Henschel & Sohn, MAN | Henschel,MAN,Wegmann | Krauss Maffei,Daimler – Benz | Krauss Maffei, Daimler – Benz | Henschel, MAN, Daimler – Benz |