Its name is short for Panzerkampfwagen I (German for " armored fighting vehicle mark I"), abbreviated as Pz.Kpfw. I. The tank's official German ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 101 ("special purpose vehicle 101"). [2] Design of the Panzer I began in 1932 and mass production began in 1934.

The Panzerkampfwagen I (PzKpfW I) was a light tank produced in Germany in the 1930s. The Panzer I was built in several variants and was the basis for a number of variants listed below.

Jun 18, 2022 · Panzer 1 Ausf.B light tank of the III Corps, IV Panzer Division, Lillehammer, Norway, February 1940. (Note it has five road wheels) The Panzer I Ausf.B can be seen as a direct improvement to its predecessor, the Ausf.A, featuring a water-cooled engine, an upgraded suspension, and a modified rear.

Apr 20, 2018 · The Panzerkampfwagen KV-1B 756(r) with added 7.5cm KwK 40. Illustrated by Tank Enyclopedia’s own David Bocquelet.

Between April and December 1942, 30 infantry assault tanks PzKpfw I Ausf F with the largest possible armor of 80 mm and the usual two 7.92 mm machine guns were also built. Eight of these were used by the 1st Panzer Division in Russia in the summer of 1943.

The Beutepanzer Pz.kpfw. KW 1b 756 (r) was a one-off field modified conversion of a captured Soviet KV-1 cast turret that was armed with the 7.5cm KwK 40 L/43. Research suggests this was used at Kursk and lost in July 1943, but details are scarce and only one photo was available of this unique vehicle at the time of build.

PzKpfw 1B (SdKfz 101) was armed with two 7.92mm machine guns in a moveable turret. The PzKpfw 1B (SdKfz 265) Befehlswagan (Command Vehicle) had a fixed turret with one 7.92 machine gun mounted to the right.

/Vehicles/Axis/Germany/01-lePanzers/PzKpfw1/Models/PzKpfw-1B.htm | Up-dated: 26-10-2012 . Pz.Kpfw I Ausf.B Light Tank

The Ausf C light tracked reconnaissance vehicle, a.k.a. PzKpfW I nA or VK601, was a comprehensive re-design of the Pz I, with little commonality with earlier Ausfuhrungen introducing the Schachtellaufwerk (inter-leaved track wheels) used in many later Panzers.

GENERAL DATA; Formal Desig­nation: Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. B (SdKfz 101) Manufac­turer(s) Henschel, MAN, Daimler-Benz, Krupp-Gruson, Wegmann: Production Quantity