List of Sd.Kfz. designations

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Sonderkraftfahrzeug (abbreviated Sd.Kfz.,[1] German for "special purpose vehicle") was the ordnance inventory designation used by Nazi Germany before and during World War II for military vehicles; for example Sd.Kfz. 101 for the Panzer I, and Sd.Kfz. 251 for the armored personnel carrier made by Hanomag. The Reichswehr and its successor, the Wehrmacht began systematically allocating numbers to its vehicles from around 1930, including horse-drawn vehicles, cars and trucks, combat vehicles, and trailers.[2] Sd.Kfz. numbers were assigned to armored, tracked, and half-tracked vehicles. Cars and trucks were allocated Kfz. numbers[3] and trailers were designated with Anh. (Anhänger) and Sd.Anh. numbers.[4]

Sd.Kfz. numbering system

Allocation of the numbered series was as follows:[5][2]

  • Sd.Kfz. 1 to 99: Unarmoured half-tracked vehicles
  • Sd.Kfz. 100 to 199: Tanks and tank variants, including tank destroyers and self-propelled artillery
    • Sd.Kfz. 101 to 120: Panzer I and variants
    • Sd.Kfz. 121 to 140: Panzer II and variants[lower-alpha 1] and Panzer 38(t) and variants
    • Sd.Kfz. 141 to 160: Panzer III and variants
    • Sd.Kfz. 161 to 170: Panzer IV and variants
    • Sd.Kfz. 171 to 180: Panzer V (Panther) and variants
    • Sd.Kfz. 181 and above: Panzer VI (Tiger) and variants
  • Sd.Kfz. 200 to 299: Armored cars (reconnaissance), armored half-tracked personnel carriers, and command tanks
  • Sd.Kfz. 300 and above: Radio-controlled mine-clearing tanks and demolition charge-laying vehicles

Some combat vehicles, often based on existing vehicles in the Sd.Kfz. series and produced in relatively small numbers, weren't allocated a number and were only described with a name.[6]

Designations

Sd.Kfz. 1 to 99

Sd.Kfz. 100 to 199

Sd.Kfz. 200 to 299

  • Sd.Kfz. 221 (Leichter Panzerspähwagen with 7.92 mm machinegun)
  • Sd.Kfz. 222 (Leichter Panzerspähwagen with 2 cm KwK 30 gun)
  • Sd.Kfz. 223 (Leichter Panzerspähwagen with radio gear)
  • Sd.Kfz. 231 6-rad (Schwerer Panzerspähwagen (6 wheel) with 2 cm KwK 30 gun)
    File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-639-4261-33A, Im Osten, Panzerspähwagen.jpg
    Sd.Kfz. 231
  • Sd.Kfz. 231 8-rad (Schwerer Panzerspähwagen (8 wheel) with 2 cm KwK 30 gun)
  • Sd.Kfz. 232 6-rad (Schwerer Panzerspähwagen (6 wheel) with medium range and short range radios)
  • Sd.Kfz. 232 8-rad (Schwerer Panzerspähwagen (8 wheel) with radio gear)
  • Sd.Kfz. 233 (Schwerer Panzerspähwagen with 7.5 cm KwK 37 gun)
  • Sd.Kfz. 234 (Schwerer Panzerspähwagen)
    • Sd.Kfz. 234/1 (Schwerer Panzerspähwagen with 20 mm gun)
    • Sd.Kfz. 234/2 (Schwerer Panzerspähwagen with 50 mm gun)
    • Sd.Kfz. 234/3 (Schwerer Panzerspähwagen with 75 mm gun)
    • Sd.Kfz. 234/4 (Schwerer Panzerspähwagen with 7.5 cm Pak 40 gun)
  • Sd.Kfz. 247 (armored staff car)
  • Sd.Kfz. 250 (armored light halftrack)
    • Sd.Kfz. 250/1 (with communications gear)
      File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-236-1036-31, Russland, Schützenpanzer auf Feld.jpg
      Sd.Kfz. 250
    • Sd.Kfz. 250/2 leichter Fernsprechpanzerwagen light armored halftrack with cable-laying gear
    • Sd.Kfz. 250/3 (with radio gear)
    • Sd.Kfz. 250/4 ( with twin antiaircraft machineguns)
    • Sd.Kfz. 250/5 leichter Beobachtungspanzerwagen observation post)
    • Sd.Kfz. 250/6 (reconnaissance vehicle)
    • Sd.Kfz. 250/7 leichter Schützenpanzerwagen (schwerer Granatwerfer) (mortar carrier)
    • Sd.Kfz. 250/8 leichter Schützenpanzerwagen (7.5 cm) with 7.5 cm KwK 37 gun
    • Sd.Kfz. 250/9 ( with 20 mm L/55 gun)
    • Sd.Kfz. 250/10 (with 37 mm antitank gun)
    • Sd.Kfz. 250/11 (with 2.8 cm sPzB 41 anti-tank "rifle")
    • Sd.Kfz. 250/12 (for survey crews)
  • Sd.Kfz. 251 (medium armored halftrack)
    File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-217-0493-31, Russland-Süd, Schützenpanzerwagen.jpg
    Sd.Kfz. 251 carrying troops in southern Russia in 1942
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/1 (with communications gear)
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/2 (mortar carrier)
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/3 (with radio gear)
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/4 Schützenpanzerwagen für Munition und Zubehör des leIG18 - artillery tractor
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/5 (medium armored halftrack for engineers)
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/6 (medium armored halftrack command post)
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/7 (medium armored halftrack for engineers)
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/8 (medium armored halftrack ambulance)
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/9 (medium armored halftrack with 75 mm L/24 gun)
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/10 (medium armored halftrack with 37 mm antitank gun)
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/11 (medium armored halftrack with telephone equipment)
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/12 (medium armored halftrack with survey gear)
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/13 (medium armored halftrack with artillery sound recording gear)
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/14 (medium armored halftrack with artillery sound ranging gear)
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/15 (medium armored halftrack with artillery flash spotting gear)
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/16 (medium armored halftrack with flamethrower)
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/17 (medium armored halftrack with 20 mm L/55 gun)
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/18 (medium armored halftrack observation post)
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/19 (medium armored halftrack with telephone exchange gear)
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/20 (medium armored halftrack with infrared searchlight)
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/21 Schützenpanzerwagen (Drilling MG151s). with triple 15mm or 20mm MG151 autocannon)
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/22 (with 75 mm L/46 Pak-40 gun)
    • Sd.Kfz. 251/23 (reconnaissance vehicle - possibly never produced. Was to have a 20mm gun in turret similar to Sd.Kfz. 234/1)
  • Sd.Kfz. 252 (light halftrack ammunition carrier)
  • Sd.Kfz. 253 leichter Gepanzerter Beobachtungskraftwagen (artillery observation post)
  • Sd.Kfz. 254 (medium track or wheel observation post)
  • Sd.Kfz. 260 (light armored radio car)
  • Sd.Kfz. 261 Kleiner Panzerfunkwagen equipped with radios for army communication
    File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-268-0178-13, Russland, Spähpanzer.jpg
    The Sd.Kfz. 261 had a large frame aerial over the vehicle
  • Sd.Kfz. 263 6-rad (heavy armored radio car - 6 wheel)
  • Sd.Kfz. 263 8-rad (heavy armored radio car - 8 wheel)
  • Sd.Kfz. 265 (Panzerbefehlswagen Panzer I command tank)
  • Sd.Kfz. 266 (Panzer III command tanks with FuG 6 and FuG 2 radios)
  • Sd.Kfz. 267 (Panzer III, Panther tank, and Tiger I command tanks with FuG 6 and FuG 8 radios)
  • Sd.Kfz. 268 (Panzer III, Panther, and Tiger I command tanks with FuG 6 and FuG 7 radios)
  • Sd.Kfz. 280 gepanzerter Munitionsschlepper (armored ammunition tractor, also known as Sonderschlepper III)

Sd.Kfz. 300 and above

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1980-053-53, Sprengpanzer "Goliath".jpg
Sd.Kfz. 303 version of the Goliath used a petrol engine as a cost-saving measure
  • Sd.Kfz. 300 - Minenräumwagen remote-controlled mine destroyer
  • Sd.Kfz. 301 - Borgward IV heavy remote-control demolition layer
  • Sd.Kfz. 302 - Goliath tracked mine (Leichter Ladungsträger Goliath) light remote-control demolition vehicle with electric motor
  • Sd.Kfz. 303 - Goliath tracked mine light remote-control demolition vehicle with petrol engine
  • Sd.Kfz. 304 - Springer medium remote-control demolition vehicle

See also

References

Notes
  1. ↑ The Pz. Kpfw. II Ausf. L (Sd.Kfz. 123) was placed in the 100-series as a tank variant, although it was designed and named as a reconnaissance vehicle (usually the 200 series)
Citations
  1. ↑ Chamberlain, Peter; Doyle, Hilary (1978). Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two: A complete illustrated directory of German battle tanks, armoured cars, self-propelled guns and semi-tracked vehicles, 1933-1945. Arco Pub. Co. p. 17. ISBN 978-0668045650.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Classification-system of the Reichswehr and Wehrmacht". Kfz der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Kraftfahrzeug Nummern (Kfz.) - Kfz. Numbers". Kfz der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Motor vehicle trailers". Kfz der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  5. ↑ Feist, Uwe (1978). Deutsche Panzer 1917-1945. Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers. p. 40. ASIN B0006XPCGS.
  6. ↑ "Special motor vehicles without number". Kfz der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

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