Vehicles · Germany · 1944-1945

Jagdpanzer IV

tank destroyer

A low-slung, well-sloped tank destroyer built on the Panzer IV chassis, it was intended to eventually replace the StuG III; its low profile made it an effective ambush weapon on both fronts in the final year of the war.

crew	4
armament	1x 7.5cm PaK 39 L/48 gun
armour	up to 80mm
produced	~1,977 (all variants)

Western Europe, Eastern Front

German Tank Museum — German Tank MuseumBanznerfahrer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

0623 - Moskau 2015 - Panzermuseum Kubinka — 0623 - Moskau 2015 - Panzermuseum KubinkaUwe Brodrecht · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Dem Ansturm des Feindes entgegen Gegen den Druck der Sowjet — For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Dem Ansturm des Feindes entgegen Gegen den Druck der SowjetKrumme · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · source