detail

Sdkfz 11
Photographs courtesy of Thomas Anderson
A le. Zgkw. 3 to of an artillery unit in the east. The rear construction is protected by the tarpaulin, the gun commander however
opened his roof section. In the background Pz.Kpfw. 38 (t) wait for further action. (Photo Wilke)

Moving into position, the gun

commander stands in order to ‘den
Überblick zu bewahren’ protect the
overview. The vehicle shows the
tactical sign of the 1. battery. (Photo
Wilke)

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A team of the artillery regiment 13 (13. Pz.Div.) during the initial phase of Barbarossa. The tactical sign (cross in a circle) is visible.
The 10,5 cm le. F.H. 18 weighed approximately 2 to, the le. Zgkw. therefore was ideal for this gun. (Photo Konetzny)

This le. Zgkw. of the 5. SS Pz.Div. "Wiking" pulls a truck through muddy terrain in southern Russia. The vehicle shows remains of a
winter camouflage, in the spring 1944 surely not very helpful. (Photo archive Baumann)

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 This le. Zgkw. of 5. SS Pz.Div. Wiking serves as a tractor for a 15 cm s.I.G. 33, the photo was also taken in the spring of 1944. Tractor
and gun show the dark-yellow basic color without any camouflage, beside mud. (Photo archive Baumann)

A vehicle of Stug. Abt. 185, numbered 2, in Russia's dusty steppe. The crew gather to a group photo. (Photo Hase)

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 This 7,5 cm Pak 40
team of an
unidentified air force
field unit found it´s
end at the Ostfront.
Tractor and anti tank
gun show a sprayed
camouflage of
brown and dark-
green stripes over
dark-yellow basic
color. A stylized "B"
is conspicuous at
the stern. (Photo
Netrebenko)

This photo shows the final production type of the leichte

Zugkraftwagen. From end of 1944, the sheet metal construction
was replaced with a wood pallet. Later, the vehicle got a
simplified frontal part with Einheitsführerhaus. (Photo Buchner)
The Stug. Abt. 185 had some le. Zgkw. with pioneer body in
it´s inventory. This photo shows such a vehicle during rail
transport to the eastern border prior to the attack on Russia,
May 1941. All doors are locked with tarpaulins, a white
number 1 is painted to the driver´s door. (Photo Hase)

Officers of "Wiking" found comfortable

accomodation in the rear of a le. Zgkw. The
Sd.Kfz. 11 offered place for 6 men,
separated from driver and gun leader by the
ammunition bay. (Photo archive Baumann)

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 The Nb.L.Rgt. 1 on the march to the Russian border. The vehicles are towing 15 cm NW 41. The battery leader informs his men of
the beginning of operation Barbarossa. (Photo Sander)

This photo shows the rear of

a Nebelwerferkraftwagen. In
contrast to the le.
Zugkraftwagen the body
showed doors at the rear.
(Photo Sander)

A Nebelwerferkraftwagen posing for the camera. This

A Nebelwerferkraftwagen at the technical service, the garrison of driver shows the typical behavior of half-tracks when
Celle, 1940. This is presumably a Sd.Kfz. 11/1 since a soldier stands overcoming hilltops - the front axle hovers in the air. (Photo
between the ammunition mountings. (Photo Sander) Sander)

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 The vehicles were used for
various tasks. Here, a
Sd.Kfz. 11 of the Stug.Abt.
185 tows a 5 to trailor. On
the tractor two pioneer
bridges are stacked.
(Photo Hase)

In June 1941 the Nb.L.Rgt. 1 was

transferred eastwards. Here, a
Nebelwerferkraftwagen is being
unloaded.
(Photo Sander)

The mittlere Entgiftungskraftwagen (decontamination vehicle, Sd.Kfz. 11/2)

This Nebelwerferkraftwagen (possibly Sd.Kfz. 11/1)
belonged to the more specialized vehicles of the Nebeltruppe. Since the
was assigned to the Nebel-Lehr-Regiment 1. On
decontamination service never saw combat, the existing mittlere
the driver´s door rail transport directions are
Entgiftungskraftwagen were used for other applications. This vehicle of the
stencilled in black. Noteworthy are the window
Nb.L.Rgt. 1 was allotted to the workshop and carried a battery charger. The
insets at the door.
side windows are covered according to army regulations. (Photo Sander)
(Photo Sander)

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