German armored fighting vehicle production during World War II
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This article lists German AFV production during World War II.
Where figures for production in 1939 are given, they refer to September 1939 onwards; that is, they only count wartime production.
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Panzer I
Panzer I Pre-war: 1,893 hulls had been produced. 1,867 were fitted with turrets, and the rest used as command or training vehicles.
Panzer II
Panzer II Pre-war: 1,223.
1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Total Pz II 15 9 223 302 77 7 - 633 Pz II (f) - 90 42 23 - - - 155 Marder II - - - 511 212 - - 723 Wespe - - - - 514 144 - 658 Bison - - - 12 - - - 12 Total 15 99 265 848 803 151 - 2,181
Variants:
- Panzer II (f) - flamethrower tank (converted from older types)
- Marder II - 75 mm Pak 40 gun on Panzer II chassis (Sd.Kfz. 131) (some converted from older types)
- Wespe - 105 mm light field howitzer on Panzer II chassis (Sd.Kfz. 124)
- Sturmpanzer II Bison - 150 mm heavy infantry gun on Panzer II chassis
Panzer 38(t)
Panzer 38(t) Pre-war: 78.
1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Total Pz 38(t) 153 367 678 198 - - - 1,396 Marder 138 - - - 110 783 323 - 1,216 Marder 139 - - - 344 - - - 344 Grille - - - - 225 346 - 571 Hetzer - - - - - 1,687 1,335 3,022 Total 153 367 678 652 1,008 2,356 1,335 6,549
Variants:
- Marder 138 (Marder III) - 75 mm Pak 40 gun on Panzer 38(t) chassis (Sd.Kfz. 138)
- Marder 139 (Marder III) - captured Soviet 76.2 mm gun on Panzer 38(t) chassis (Sd.Kfz. 139)
- Grille - 150 mm heavy infantry gun on Panzer 38(t) chassis (figures include munition-carrying versions of the Grille) (Sd.Kfz. 138/1)
- Hetzer (Jagdpanzer 38(t)) - 75 mm L/48 PaK39 gun on a widened Pz 38(t) chassis (Sd.Kfz. 138/2)
Panzer III
Panzer III Pre-war: 98.
1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Total Pz III 157 396 - - - - - 553 Pz III (50) - 466 1,673 251 - - - 2,390 Pz III (50L) - - 64 1,907 - - - 1,971 Pz III (75) - - - 449 213 - - 662 Pz III (f) - - - - 100 - - 100 StuG III - 192 540 93 - - - 825 StuG III (l) - - - 695 3,011 3,849* 1,038 8,593 StuH 42 - - - 12 204 903 98 1,217 Total 157 1,054 2,213 1,564 5,435 4,752 1,136 16,311
* not including 173 converted Panzer III
Variants:
- Panzer III - armed with 37 mm gun
- Panzer III (50) - armed with 50 mm L/42 gun
- Panzer III (50L) - armed with 50 mm L/60 gun
- Panzer III (75) - armed with 75 mm L/24 gun (converted older types)
- Panzer III (f) - armed with flamethrower
- StuG III - Sturmgeschütz 40. Assault Gun armed with 75 mm L/24 on Panzer III chassis (Sd.Kfz. 142)
- StuG III (l) - Sturmgeschütz 40. Assault Gun armed with 75 mm L/43 or L/48 on Panzer III chassis (Sd.Kfz. 142/1)
- StuH 42 - Sturmhaubitze 42. StuG III with 105 mm light field howitzer (Sd. Kfz. 142/2)
Panzer IV
Panzer IV Pre-war: 211.
1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Total Pz IV (short) 45 268 467 124 - - - 904 Pz IV (long) - - - 870 3,013 3,126 385 7,394 StuG IV - - - - 30 1,006 105 1,141 Jagdpanzer IV - - - - - 769 - 769 Jagdpanzer IV/70 - - - - - 767 441 1,208 Sturmpanzer IV - - - - 66 215 17 298 Hornisse - - - - 345 133 16 494 Hummel - - - - 368 289 57 714 Möbelwagen - - - - - 205 35 240 Wirbelwind - - - - - 100 6 106 Ostwind - - - - - 15 28 43 Total 45 268 467 994 3,822 6,625 1,090 13,311
Variants:
- Panzer IV (short) - Panzer IV with short 75 mm L/24 gun
- Panzer IV (long) - Panzer IV with long 75 mm L/43 or L/48 gun
- Sturmgeschütz IV - Assault Gun. Superstructure of Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G on Panzer IV chassis; armed with 75 mm L/48 gun (Sd.Kfz. 167)
- Jagdpanzer IV - Tank Destroyer with 75 mm L/48 gun on Panzer IV chassis (Sd.Kfz. 162)
- Jagdpanzer IV/70 - Tank Destroyer with 75 mm L/70 gun on Panzer IV chassis (Sd.Kfz. 162/1)
- Sturmpanzer IV (Brummbär) - with 150 mm field howitzer on Panzer IV chassis (Sd.Kfz. 166)
- Hummel - 150 mm field howitzer on Geschützwagen III/IV chassis (Sd.Kfz. 165)
- Hornisse - 88 mm PaK43/1 auf Geschützwagen III/IV, later known as Nashorn (Sd. Kfz. 164)
- Möbelwagen - Anti Aircraft. 37mm FlaK 43 L/89 on Panzer IV chassis (Flakpanzer IV Sd.Kfz.161/3)
- Wirbelwind - Anti Aircraft. quadruple 20mm FlaK 38 L/112.5 guns on Panzer IV chassis, with armored turret (Flakpanzer IV)
- Ostwind - Anti Aircraft. 37mm FlaK 43 L/89 on Panzer IV chassis, with armored turret (Flakpanzer IV)
The Panzer IV was originally armed with a low-velocity 75 mm L/24 gun. In 1942 this was upgraded to a 75 mm L/43 gun, in 1943 to a 75 mm L/48 gun; both these guns are classed as "long" in the table.
Panzer V (Panther)
1943 1944 1945 Total Panther 1,848 3,777 507 6,132 Jagdpanther 1 226 198 425 Total 1,849 4,003 705 6,557
Variants:
- Panther (Panzer V) was armed with a 70 mm KwK 42 L/70 gun (Sd.Kfz. 171)
- Jagdpanther - Tank Destroyer with an 88 mm L/71 PaK43 gun on Panzer V chassis (Sd.Kfz. 173)
Panzer VI (Tiger)
1942 1943 1944 1945 Total Tiger I 78 649 623 - 1,350 Tiger II - 1 377 112 490 Jagdtiger - - 51 28 79 Sturmtiger - - 18 - 18 Total 78 650 1,069 140 1,937
Notes:
- Tiger I (Panzer VI E) was armed with an 88 mm L/56 gun (Sd.Kfz. 181)
- Tiger II (Panzer VI B, also known as Königstiger) was armed with an 88 mm L/71 gun (Sd.Kfz. 182)
Variants:
- Jagdtiger - Tank Destroyer armed with a 128 mm L/55 PaK44 gun (Sd.Kfz. 186)
- Sturmtiger - 380 mm rocket mortar on Tiger I chassis (converted from battle damaged tanks)
Elefant
1943 Elefant 90
Notes:
- The Elefant (Sd.Kfz. 184) used the chassis of Porsche's losing entry for the Tiger competition. On top of this chassis, a forward-facing 88 mm L/71 gun was mounted.
Total production
Pre-war 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Wartime Total Panzer I 1,893 - - - - - - - - 1,893 Panzer II 1,223 15 99 265 848 803 151 - 2,181 3,404 Panzer 38(t) 78 153 367 678 652 1,008 2,356 1,335 6,549 6,627 Panzer III 98 157 1,054 2,213 1,564 5,435 4,752 1,136 16,311 16,409 Panzer IV 211 45 268 467 994 3,822 6,625 1,090 13,311 13,522 Panzer V Panther - - - - - 1,849 4,003 705 6,557 6,557 Panzer VI Tiger I, II - - - - 78 650 1,069 140 1,937 1,937 Elefant - - - - - 90 - - 90 90 Total 3,503 370 1,788 3,623 4,136 13,657 18,956 4,406 46,936 50,439
Notes:
- figures include both tank production and chassis production used for other vehicles, thus Panzer III figures include StuG III production.