The Panzerkampfwagen IV (Pz.Kpfw. IV), commonly known as the Panzer IV, is a German medium tank developed in the late 1930s and used extensively during the Second World War. Its ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 161.

The Pz. IV was the only tank made by Germany throughout the course of the war, from 1939 to 1945. More than 8,000 Pz. IVs were built, making it the most numerous of all German tanks.

2022年6月4日 · The German attack was repulsed with the loss of 8 Panzer IV Ausf.H tanks. In late July, the Allies launched Operation Cobra with the aim of destroying most German defenses in western France. The Allied attack was spearheaded by massive air bombing raids, which caused destruction and huge communication problems for the Germans.

2021年3月13日 · There were initially 40 Panzer IVs (only 10 were Ausf.E) in service with the Deutsche Afrika Korps (DAK) [Eng. German Africa Corps] in 1941 but would see extensive action in this theater. On 11th April 1941, elements from the 5th Panzer Regiment were attempting to storm the city of Tobruk but lost six Panzer IVs in the process.

The Panzerkampfwagen IV (PzKpfw IV), commonly known as the Panzer IV, was a German medium tank developed in the late 1930s and used extensively during the Second World War. Its ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 161. The Panzer IV was the most widely manufactured German tank and the...

2018年9月8日 · The German Panzerkampfwagen IV medium tank, abbreviated PzKpfw IV, Pz. IV, or T-IV, was created by Friedrich Krupp AG. Production started in 1937 and continued until the very end of the Second World War. The Pz. IV became one of the most mass-produced Wehrmacht tanks, with 8,686 units built.

A German ARV (Armored Recovery Vehicle), more powerful than previous versions based on the Panzer III. Mostly used on the Eastern Front. Perhaps 21 or 22 were converted using repaired tanks, without a turret and with a 2-ton crane supported with rigid towing bars.

2022年1月1日 · From 11th to 17th August, four such tanks participated in a German counterattack near the village of Jelnja. The German attack on this village was successful, managing to drive off the Soviet defenders, which were supported by at least two T-34 tanks. The following morning, the Soviets made a counterattack with infantry and T-34s.

The following was the organization of the mittlere Panzerkompanie, or Medium Tank Company, of the German Army Panzer Battalion from November 1943 to November 1944. The variant covered here is that which featured the Panzerkampfwagen IV medium tank equipped with the long 7.5cm gun, which differed slightly from that equipped with the ...

2024年11月2日 · The Soviet Union captured numerous German vehicles, including Panzer IV tanks. The precise number of Panzer IVs reused, which the Soviets renamed T-4s, is difficult to ascertain. Between 1945 and 1946, 165 of these tanks were supplied to Czechoslovakia.