The Skoda 37-mm VZ gun, model 1937, was produced until mid-1940. Even during the occupation of Czechoslovakia, 513 guns were produced. In 1941, the gun was modernized and 34 more guns were produced under the designation “3.7 Pak 35/36”. The gun had a shield and wooden wheels; later pneumatic ones were installed. It was used in Germany (3.7-cm PaK 37 (T), Slovakia (158 pcs.) and Yugoslavia. Performance characteristics of the gun: caliber - 37.2 mm; weight - 378 kg; barrel length - 1.8 m; ammunition weight – 1.4 kg; projectile mass – 845 g, explosive mass – 14 g; initial speed: high-explosive fragmentation projectile – 750 m/s, sub-caliber projectile – 1030 m/s; rate of fire – 12 rounds per minute; firing range– 900 m.

The Skoda 47-mm Kanon PUV vz.36 gun was produced in 1939-1940. After its modification, production of the gun began - “4.7-cm Pak (t) (Kzg)”, and for self-propelled guns - “4.7-cm Pak (t) (Sf)”. A characteristic feature of the gun was a muzzle brake and a special fastening of the barrel during transportation, which was unfolded and placed on the frame. The gun had sliding frames, sprung wheels and a shield cover. In 1941 The Pzgr.40 armor-piercing sub-caliber projectile was added to the gun's ammunition load. The weapon was used in Slovakia and Yugoslavia. The guns captured by the Wehrmacht were designated “4.7-cm Pak36(t)”, and their modification – “4.7-cm Pak (t)”. In total, at least 1,260 guns were fired. TTX guns: caliber – 47 mm; trunk length – 2.2 m; weight in traveling position - 1.3 tons, in combat position - 590 kg; ammunition - 47x405 R; weight of an armor-piercing projectile - 1.6 kg, fragmentation projectile - 2.3 kg; initial speed - 775 m/s; rate of fire - 20 rounds per minute; maximum firing range – 4 km, effective – 1.5 km; armor penetration - 60 mm at a distance of 1200 m at an impact angle of 90°; calculation – 5 people.

Tank destroyer 4.7cm Pak(t) Sfl auf Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.B Panzerjager I

History of creation

By October 1938, when Germany openly declared its territorial claims, the presence of light tanks (essentially tankettes with turrets) Pz.Kpfw.I in combat units was considered as a necessary measure. The Wehrmacht tried to withdraw these weakly armored combat vehicles from the first line units as quickly as possible, but the release of new Pz.III and Pz.IV tanks occurred with long delays.
This is not to say that work on the modernization of the Pz.I was not carried out - just remember the VK1801VK1802 project with a new chassis (with torsion bar suspension) and an updated body. In order to strengthen the armor, which reached up to 80 mm in the frontal part of the hull, it was necessary to sacrifice driving performance. However, all this became the “swan song” of the outdated tank, since the reserves for improving it were completely exhausted.
At the time of the declaration of war with Poland, there were about 1,000 Pz.I tanks in service, many of which were used as training tanks. To extend the life of this design, a completely appropriate solution was found - to create a self-propelled gun on a tank chassis. The Alkett company took up the solution to this issue, which at the beginning of 1939 offered three options for self-propelled guns:
- anti-aircraft self-propelled gun equipped with a 20-mm FlaK 38 cannon;
- anti-tank self-propelled gun equipped with a 37-mm PaK3536 cannon;
- Self-propelled guns for infantry fire support, equipped with a 75-mm short-barreled LelG18 field gun.
The fate of these projects was as follows.
The option of installing a 20-mm anti-aircraft gun was considered acceptable, but for opportunistic reasons, the construction of the ZSU, which later received the unofficial name Flakpanzer, was delayed until the spring of 1941. A total of 24 self-propelled guns were manufactured, which were placed at the disposal of the 614th motorized anti-aircraft battalion and were actively used in battles on Eastern Front during 1942-1943.
The project for an anti-tank self-propelled gun with a 37-mm gun was rejected for a very prosaic reason - the Pz.I chassis could not withstand the recoil of a shot. Without the use of special openers, the guide roller lowered to the ground could be deformed.
The self-propelled 75 mm fire support gun also did not receive approval. Similar work was already carried out by Daimler-Benz using a more powerful chassis from the Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.B medium tank and subsequently led to the creation of the famous StuG III, which lasted almost the entire war.

It would seem that the fate of the Pz.I was predetermined, but another option was found. The fact is that after the occupation of the Czech Republic, several hundred anti-tank guns of 37 mm and 47 mm caliber fell into the hands of the German army. The 47-mm Skoda A5 cannon, which in the Czechoslovak army received the index 4.7 cm KPUV vz.38, had very good performance. The abbreviation KPUV stood for “kanon proti utocne vozbe” - that is, anti-tank gun. This gun was developed on the basis of the A3 and A4 variants, but had higher armor penetration ratings. Thus, an armor-piercing projectile weighing 1.65 kg had an initial speed of about 775 ms and at a distance of up to 1500 meters could pierce a vertically mounted sheet of armor 40 mm thick. In fact, this meant that in 1938-1939. the only one serial tank, the armor of which could withstand fire from this gun was the French FCM 2C (and then only when fired at the frontal part of the hull).

Tank destroyer Panzerjager I of the second series on a railway platform. 1941

At the same time, the Skoda A5 gun had critically low mobility. The “inheritance” from the Skoda A3 model (3.7cm KPUV vz.37) received a carriage equipped with a trolley with wooden wheels, therefore maximum speed transportation did not exceed 15 km/h (!). It is not surprising that, having accepted the Skoda A5 into service under the new designation 4.7cm PaK(t), the Wehrmacht placed these anti-tank missiles in temporary storage. In the future, it was planned to use them in a stationary version on the Siegfried Line and other fortified areas. Some of the guns received new sprung bogies, but these were all half measures. Real work for the A5 was found only in the winter of 1940, when the Alkett company proposed installing these guns on the chassis of light tanks Pz.I or Pz.II.
An early project using the 37mm PaK 3536 was slightly modified. If at first it was planned to equip the self-propelled gun with a frontal armor shield, now an option was offered with a fixed U-shaped armored cabin (partially welded), open at the top and rear. The armor thickness was 14.5 mm. The firing sector turned out to be insignificant. The gun received a guidance sector within 34° horizontally, and from -8° to +12° in the vertical plane. Regular small arms was absent and the crew of the self-propelled guns, in the event of an attack by enemy infantry, had to rely only on personal weapons.

German light self-propelled artillery PT SAU 4.7cm Pak(t) Sfl auf Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.B Panzerjager I

The ammunition load was 86 rounds, and at the beginning of its career, standard shells of Czechoslovak or Austrian production were actively used. As a rule, the ratio of armor-piercing shells to high-explosive fragmentation shells was 5050, but later the proportion anti-tank ammunition increased slightly.
The Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.B modification was chosen as the base chassis option. It retained the design with five road wheels and four support rollers on each side. The drive wheels were in the front, the guides were in the rear. The caterpillar is fine-linked, double-ridged, 280 mm wide.
The body of the self-propelled gun was also completely transferred from the tank. It had a welded structure and rolled sheets of chromium-nickel steel with a thickness of 6 to 13 mm. The forward part of the hull housed the transmission and control compartment. The middle part was occupied by the fighting compartment, the rear by the engine compartment. The vehicle was equipped with a standard radio station Fu 2 or Fu 5.
The self-propelled guns were equipped with a 6-cylinder Maybach NR38TR gasoline engine with a power of 100 hp. and a working volume of 3791 cm3. The capacity of two 146-liter gas tanks was enough for 140 km of movement on hard ground or 95 km of terrain. The transmission consisted of a cardan drive of a double-disc dry friction main clutch, a gearbox, a turning mechanism, side clutches, gears and brakes.

Alkett built the first prototype of an anti-tank self-propelled gun on the Pz.I chassis in January 1940, and by June 120 self-propelled guns had entered the active army and 12 more were in reserve. The required number of chassis was supplied by Daimler-Benz, which carried out the major renovation, while final assembly was carried out at the Alkett facility. In the Wehrmacht, the self-propelled gun received the official designation 4.7cm Pak(t) Sfl auf Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.B. There is an alternative version - Selbstfahrlafette mit 4,7-cm-Pak(t) auf Fahrgestell des Panzer I and the army "end-to-end" index Sd.Kfz.101 ohne Turm. However, now this combat vehicle is better known as Panzerjager I.

The order to rearm 16 self-propelled anti-tank battalions (Pz.Jaeg.Abt.521 - 616) with new vehicles was signed on March 3, 1940, but in fact it was not possible to implement it in full. At the same time, the Panzerjager I self-propelled guns were officially adopted by the German army. They were soon joined by Pz.Jaeg.Abt.(mot S)643 and Pz.Jaeg.Abt.(mot S)670, which were previously armed with towed anti-tank missiles - these units received 27 vehicles each. By order of the command of the tank forces on March 26, 1940, to speed up the process of training crews, a training regiment Pz.Jaeg.Ersatzkp. (Sfl.) was formed in Wündsdorf. It was assumed that the combat readiness of anti-tank units would be achieved by April 15, 1940.

Panzerjäger 1 of the first series

View of the Panzerjager_I chassis

Organizationally, the battalion was subordinate to the command of the tank divisions. The main combat unit of the battalion was a company consisting of three platoons. It was the company that was to be the main “instrument” in the destruction of enemy armored vehicles, since the scattered use of platoons was allowed in exceptional cases.
The platoon consisted of three “line” Panzerjagers, a machine gun crew and a Krad (half-track motorcycle). The company, in turn, consisted of three companies of self-propelled guns, a combat train and a supply train. Thus, staffing table The battalion included three companies of self-propelled guns, one Pz.Kpfw.Ib command tank and a logistics department.

German light self-propelled artillery mount / tank destroyer 4.7cm Pak(t) Sfl auf Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.B Panzerjager I in one of the tank museums

In the manual on combat use, the crews of Panzerjager I self-propelled guns were instructed to attack the enemy from the flanks and rear, and in the event of fire superiority of enemy tanks, use the speed and high mobility of their vehicles to change positions. On the march, when self-propelled guns were part of a tank division, the Panzerjager was tasked with covering the flanks and rear of the column. It was also stipulated that in some cases the use of self-propelled guns in infantry combat formations would be permitted. In addition to fighting enemy armored vehicles, the Panzerjager I could be used to destroy long-term field fortifications.

Panzerjager 1 crews before being sent to the front, summer 1941.

Contrary to popular belief in our literature, Panzerjager took a very limited part in the military campaigns of 1940-1941. During the invasion of France and the Benelux countries, the strike group of German troops included only four anti-tank battalions of the Pz.Abt. (mos T) type. One of them was assigned to the Kleist group and participated in combat operations from May 10, 1940. The other three, numbers 616, 643 and 670, were introduced into battle as they reached combat readiness.
As stated in the report of the 18th Infantry Division, the Panzerjager I self-propelled guns performed well, destroying several enemy tanks and destroying buildings in populated areas “producing a demoralizing effect on the enemy.” However, this laudatory review also had another side, not indicated in the report.

Rear view of the conning tower.

Retraining of the Pz.Jaeg.Abt.643 crews that entered the Battle of France was carried out at an accelerated pace from April 15 to May 13, 1940, and the distance between individual units was 20 km. During this time, driver mechanics managed to gain only basic knowledge of driving combat vehicles, operation and repair. There were only two live firings, and only at the platoon level—company and battalion firings were not carried out. According to the battalion commander, his unit was not ready for combat at that time.
Having arrived in France, the self-propelled guns made several long marches. It immediately became clear that it was impossible to maintain a constant speed above 30 km/h due to the low reliability of the chassis. Approximately every 20 km (i.e. half an hour) it was necessary to stop, inspect the equipment and, if necessary, carry out routine repairs or change the lubricant. Subsequently, the “one-time” mileage was increased to 30 km, but in the absence of replacement drivers in hilly terrain, it was possible to cover only 120 km per day. If there were good roads, this figure was 150 km. During the marches, there were situations when self-propelled guns could not continue moving due to a breakdown and were forced to catch up with their units after repairs. In this regard, the following interesting incident occurred. Having fallen behind on the march, one of the Panzerjagers was able to join the assigned unit only after 8 (!) days, since during this time the battalion changed its deployment several times.

Self-propelled gun Panzerjeger 1 of the second series on the march, 1941.

Suffice it to say that in 4 days he transferred five times from subordination of one division to another.
In combat conditions, Panzerjager I proved to be quite good. The A5 gun could cope with French medium tanks, whose armor thickness did not exceed 40-50 mm, at distances of 500, maximum 600, meters. When firing at the chassis of tanks or when shelling embrasures of bunkers, a positive effect was achieved at distances of up to 1000 meters. At the final stage of the campaign, anti-tank self-propelled guns performed well in repelling tank attacks - on May 29, a section of the 642nd battalion, covering the actions of Pz.35(t) tanks from the 11th Tank Division, knocked out four French SOMUA S35s without their own losses.
The disadvantages included poor visibility, cramped work in the fighting compartment, the high height of the vehicle and insufficient protection for the crew of the self-propelled guns. As a result, it was extremely difficult to use the Panzerjager I in street battles or in open areas. It was especially pointed out that looking beyond the edge of the shield, often practiced by self-propelled gun commanders, could have fatal consequences. The reservation was considered extremely weak. Frontal armor plates were freely penetrated not only by 25-mm French anti-tank guns, but also by rifle-caliber bullets! In addition, when a projectile hits, a mass of secondary fragments is formed, affecting the crew and components of the vehicle.

After a successful campaign on Western Front in the fall of 1940, additional range shootings were carried out on captured Renaults, Hotchkisses and Somuas, during which the tabulated values ​​of the armor penetration of the A5 gun were questioned. The French sloped armor did not always penetrate - this required bringing the tanks to the maximum distance, where their 37-mm guns could easily destroy the self-propelled gun. The effectiveness of the Czechoslovak gun was significantly improved only after the advent of a sub-caliber projectile, which was introduced into the ammunition load by the end of 1940. At the same time, the self-propelled guns were undergoing routine repairs and their modernization, which consisted of installing new, more spacious, welded deckhouses.

Self-propelled gun Panzerjager I captured in 1942 by the Allies in North Africa.

On September 19, 1940, after modifications were made, the Wehrmacht issued an order for another 70 Schutzshcilden fuer LaS-47 chassis for anti-tank self-propelled guns. Perhaps the order could have been larger, but by this time the number of chassis suitable for modifications had been greatly reduced. This time, the main production of 47-mm self-propelled guns was carried out by Klekner-Humboldt-Deutche AG, where 60 vehicles were assembled. The remaining 10 were produced by Alkett, which was then heavily loaded with orders for assault self-propelled guns. The months of delivery of Panzerjager I of the second batch were distributed as follows: December - 10, January - 30, February - 30.

Self-propelled gun Panzerjager I of the second series is transported to the front line, North Africa, 1942

In September-October 1940, the fifth battalion was formed, receiving the number Pz.Jaeg.Abt.529. Next, on October 28, the rearmament of the 605th battalion began, and on April 15, 9 self-propelled guns were sent to the 12th separate company of the 900th training brigade. Subsequently, this brigade was transferred to the Eastern Front.

In September 1941, a separate anti-tank battalion appeared as part of the SS motorized brigade "Adolf Hitler" (SS-Panzer-Division Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler or LSSAH for short), which received the first nine Panzerjager I on March 15. The personnel of this unit were recruited from 14 th company of anti-tank artillery. In total, LSSAH had two anti-tank companies with numbers 3 and 5 (18 vehicles). The self-propelled guns were initially based in the suburbs of Metz, but by March 20 they were transferred to the Bulgarian city of Slivnitsa in preparation for the invasion of Greece.

German light self-propelled artillery mount / tank destroyer 4.7cm Pak(t) Sfl auf Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.B Panzerjager I

Self-propelled guns Panzerjager I were going to be used in the invasion of the British Isles. In preparation for Operation Seelowe, exercises were carried out with the loading and unloading of self-propelled guns from ships. The most combat-ready units (521st, 643rd and 670th battalions) were prepared for the invasion, but the landing never took place.
The operation to capture Yugoslavia was less active than on the Western Front. The 5th self-propelled gun company operating here crossed the Yugoslav border on April 9, destroying an enemy observation post at the Bitol railway station. Then the self-propelled guns moved towards Ohrid with the task of linking up with Italian troops. During the entire campaign, the Panzerjager I crews did not have a single encounter with tanks. Self-propelled guns were mainly used to suppress pockets of resistance, such as the Greek city of Klidi, which was captured only after a protracted assault. In general, the Panzerjager I anti-tank weapon failed to prove itself here.

Tank destroyer Panzerjager I of the first series in North Africa. Libya, 1941.

The Panzerjager crews had their first real taste of gunpowder during the initial phase of the campaign on the Eastern Front. On June 22, 1941, the Wehrmacht had 11 battalions of anti-tank self-propelled guns on the Pz.I chassis. Of these, in the first line were:

521st, 529th and 643rd battalions as part of Army Group Center
616th battalion as part of Army Group North (Norway)
670th battalion as part of Army Group South (reserve of the 1st Tank Group)
605th Battalion - was at the disposal of the 5th Light Division sent to North Africa.

In general, the anti-tank self-propelled guns operated successfully. According to reports from the commander of the 529th battalion (27 Panzerjagers and 4 Pz.I tanks) by July 27 irrecoverable losses There were only 4 self-propelled guns, but all the tanks were in unfit condition. As it moved deeper into the USSR, the battalion lost 40% of its original strength - on November 23, out of 16 self-propelled guns, only 14 could participate in battles; the presence of tanks was not reported.

Panzerjager I self-propelled guns from the Africa Corps captured in North Africa by the British, 1943.

In the summer of 1941, both the 3rd and 5th companies, now operating as part of the LSSAH heavy battalion, managed to distinguish themselves. In border battles with the Soviet 34th Mechanized Corps, self-propelled guns achieved considerable success. In particular, on July 12, near Henrikow, a Panzerjager I company managed to knock out six Soviet tanks without losses on its part. Further, anti-tank self-propelled guns successfully operated against fortifications on the “Stalin Line” in the central part of Belarus (July 11-15), and during the battles for Kherson, Panzerjager I units fought with ships of the Dnieper flotilla. Between September 29 and October 2, the SS battalion defended positions near Perekop, supporting the actions of the 46th Infantry Division. In the spring of 1942, the obsolete Panzerjager I began to be gradually replaced by Marder II, but according to the staff of July 5, the division still had two companies of 47-mm self-propelled guns. Subsequently, LSSAH anti-tank units were transferred to France, where on August 19, 1942 they took part in repelling the Allied “test” landing near Dieppe.
Low losses in units equipped with Panzerjager self-propelled guns were explained by their competent use. Most often, self-propelled guns operated from ambushes or were used in defense from shelters, which significantly reduced the risk of their destruction. The Germans tried in every possible way to avoid direct clashes with Soviet tanks, because the 45-mm guns of even the not-so-new T-26 or BT-5 easily penetrated the armor of self-propelled guns from any distance. A company of the 529th battalion operating near Rogachev found itself in a similar situation. Soviet tanks opened fire from 45-mm cannons from a distance of 1200 meters, knocking out 5 out of 10 self-propelled guns, and only two of them were later repaired.

The meeting with new Soviet tanks also did not come as a big surprise to the Germans. No matter how rational the slope of the front and side armor plates of the “thirty-four” was, their strength had a limit. Already in June 1941, there were cases when a 45-mm side plate was penetrated from a 37-mm anti-tank gun, so the Skoda A5 guns had a good chance of defeating the armor of a Soviet medium tank. However, the effect of the tungsten-molybdenum core of the sub-caliber projectile on the armor of Soviet tanks (primarily the T-34 and KV) turned out to be insufficient. In a number of cases, the “blank” pierced the side of a Soviet tank and, breaking into 2-3 pieces, simply fell to the floor of the tank. Sometimes there were “stalemate” situations when high shooting accuracy was reduced to zero by the low penetration ability of standard ammunition. If the crew of the Soviet tank managed to notice the enemy in time, the Panzerjager had almost no chance of escape. Let us give two such episodes.

Self-propelled gun Panzerjager I during landing exercises from watercraft. Presumably, the Germans wanted to use these self-propelled guns in Operation Sea Lion.

On August 27, in the battle near Yaassy, ​​a self-propelled gun from the 521st battalion was tasked with covering infantry units. A lone T-34 that appeared in sight attracted the attention of three German officers at once, who began to give conflicting instructions to the self-propelled gun commander. Instead of opening fire on the enemy, the commander was confused and misjudged the situation - as a result, the Panzerjager received a shell on the side and was destroyed, although the commander of the Soviet tank did not even notice the self-propelled gun at first.
On August 30, north of Voronezh, one of the self-propelled guns of the same battalion was suddenly attacked by a BT tank. The driver reacted in a timely manner and switched to reverse, which gave the commander the opportunity to fire two aimed shots. The tank caught fire after the first hit (the commander and loader immediately left the damaged vehicle), but continued to move and destroyed the self-propelled gun with a ramming attack.

Tank destroyer Panzerjager I of the second series during the French campaign, spring 1940.

At the same time, shelling from 47-mm anti-tank guns at bunkers and dugouts had a demoralizing effect on the enemy, which had already happened in France. In this regard, the self-propelled gunners managed to distinguish themselves on the front line on the Berezina River. In some combat episodes, Panzerjagers operated in the first wave of attacking infantry, but only in the case of a complete absence of Soviet anti-tank missiles or tanks.
There were other, no less unpleasant remarks. First of all, they noted the weakness of the Panzerjager chassis, which immediately made itself felt during the autumn thaw. Self-propelled guns, which had low terrain mobility, often got stuck on Russian dirt roads. Also, increased operating loads led to frequent transmission and gearbox breakdowns. This unpleasant feature was noted back in February 1940, when assembly of the first Panzerjagers began. Then General Halder quite reasonably noted that these self-propelled guns would be able to operate at the front only with mandatory support from repair units. In addition, the reliability of Fu5 radios turned out to be extremely low. The batteries were quickly discharged, the fastenings were poor, and the transmitter power was clearly not enough to provide the required communication range.

Panzerjager 1 tank destroyer of the first series, side view

As received new technology Panzerjager self-propelled guns began to be gradually withdrawn to the rear, although the losses were also considerable. For example, on May 5, 1942, only three self-propelled guns and three Pz.I tanks remained in the 521st battalion. Around this same period, the 670th Battalion had one Panzerjager company and two Marder companies. Only the vehicles that were part of the 616th (formally still consisting of three Panzerjager companies) and the 529th battalion (two Panzerjager companies) survived until the end of 1942.
The latest data on the presence of Panzerjager I on the Eastern Front dates back to the beginning of 1943. By this time, 12 vehicles each belonged to the 3rd company of the 197th battalion and the 237th company of the 237th infantry division. In addition, several 47-mm self-propelled guns on the Pz.I chassis still remained in the 155th company and the 232nd tank destroyer company.

Self-propelled gun Panzerjager 1 during the blitzkrieg in the USSR, summer 1941

Self-propelled gun Panzerjeger 1, destroyed on the Eastern Front

The voyage to North Africa turned out to be no less expensive. Between 18 and 21 March 1941, the entire battalion was transferred to Libya. Several vehicles were lost in June and five more Panzerjagers were sent from Germany to make up for the losses. Only three managed to reach their destination, since two self-propelled guns sank along with the Castellon transport.
The 47 mm Panzerjager guns were particularly effective against cruising tanks. The frontal armor of British vehicles, no more than 30 mm thick, was easily penetrated even by standard ammunition at any distance. With the Matilda II infantry tanks it was somewhat more difficult. The frontal and side armor of these vehicles, 60-77 mm thick, was not penetrated by a standard type of projectile from a distance of 600-800 meters, but a lot of secondary fragments were formed. When using sub-caliber ammunition, it was possible to achieve noticeably better results. In April 1941, during the fighting at Halfaya Pass, a Panzerjager squad knocked out nine tanks, including several Matilda IIs, using tungsten-core shells.

Self-propelled gun Panzerjager 1 supports the attack of infantrymen.

Since August, the 605th battalion was transferred to the Afrika Korps reserve, but since October, anti-tank self-propelled guns were included in the special purpose division under the command of M. Sümmermann. As of November 18, the battalion had 21 self-propelled guns.
By the beginning of Operation Crusader (November 27, 1941), the 605th battalion had all 27 regular vehicles. Over the next two months, 13 self-propelled guns were lost, three of which were repaired by the end of May. While the war was in the positional stage, the number of Panzerjager self-propelled guns remained virtually unchanged. However, before the counter-offensive of the British army near El Alamein, which began on October 23, 1942, the Wehrmacht had only 11 vehicles of this type. Anti-tank self-propelled guns fought until the day of the surrender of the Afrika Korps and subsequently several Panzerjager I became Allied trophies.

German light self-propelled artillery mount / tank destroyer 4.7cm Pak(t) Sfl auf Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.B Panzerjager I of the first series, produced from March to May 1940

German light self-propelled artillery mount / tank destroyer 4.7cm Pak(t) Sfl auf Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.B Panzerjager I of the second series, produced from November 1940 to February 1941

Only one late version of the Panzerjager I self-propelled gun has survived to this day. This self-propelled gun, captured in North Africa, was taken to the United States and after the war was put on display at the Aberdeen Tank Museum.

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Data sources:

"Panzerjager I. German tank destroyer", magazine Military-Technical Series 152, ed. Tornado
"Complete encyclopedia of world tanks 1915-2000." Compiled by G.L. Kholyavsky. Harvest.Minsk AST.Moscow. 1998
"Panzerjager. The evolution of German tank destroyers. Part 1", magazine "Tank on the Battlefield" No. 16

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