Artifact Detail
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| Wehrmacht Motorized Panzerjagers on the Move |
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| Photograph |
| World War 2 |
| Wehrmact Motorized Panzerjagers on Horch 830R Pkw Cars towing PAK 36 3.7cm guns |
| Probably Authentic |
| Related: Anti-Tank , Vehicle |
| Related Facts | |
| The first purpose built anti-tank weapon was a bolt-action rifle, the Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr, that fired a 13mm cartridge with a solid bullet that could penetrate the thin armor of tanks of the time. | |
| The U.S Army's first use of a motorized vehicle (i.e. trucks) in a military operation was in the "Punitive Expedition" that pursued "Pancho" Villa into Mexico. | |
| The German abbreviation 'Lkw' is short for Lastkraftwagen which translates to 'lorry' in English. |