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.
Panzer I
Panzer I Pre-war: 1893 hulls had been produced. 1867 were fitted with turrets, and the rest used as command or training vehicles.
Panzer II
Panzer II Pre-war: 1223.
1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
Pz II 15 9 223 322
Pz II (f) - 84
Marder II - - - 372
Wespe - - - - 514 162
Variants:
- Panzer II (f) = flamethrower tank
- Marder II = 75 mm Pak 40 gun on Panzer II chassis (SdKfz 131)
- Wespe = 105 mm light field howitzer on Panzer II chassis (SdKfz 124)
Panzer 38(t)
Panzer 38(t) Pre-war: 78.
1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
Pz 38(t) 153 367 678 198
Marder 138 - - - 110 783 323
Marder 139 - - - 344
Grille - - - - 225 346
Hetzer - - - - - 1687 1335
Variants:
- Marder 138 (Marder III) = 75 mm Pak 40 gun on Panzer 38(t) chassis (Marder SdKfz 138)
- Marder 139 = captured Russian 76.2 mm gun on Panzer 38(t) chassis (Marder SdKfz 139)
- Grille = 150 mm heavy infantry gun on Panzer 38(t) chassis (figures include munition-carrying versions of the Grille) (SdKfz 138/1)
- Hetzer = 75 mm L/48 Pak39 gun on a widened Pz 38(t) chassis (Jagdpanzer 38(t))
Panzer III
Panzer III Pre-war: 98.
1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
Pz III 157 396
Pz III (50) - 466 1673 251
Pz III (50L) - - - 64 1906
Pz III (75) - - - 450 213
Pz III (f) - - - - 100
StuG III - 184 540 90
StuG III (l) - - - 702 3011 3850 863
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
- Panzer III (f) = armed with flamethrower
- Sturmgeschutz III = Sturmgeschutz 40 Assault Gun armed with 75 mm L/24 on Panzer III chassis (SdKfz 142)
- Sturmgeschutz III (l) = Sturmgeschutz 40 Assault Gun armed with 75 mm L/43 or L/48 on Panzer III chassis (SdKfz 142/1)
Panzer IV
Panzer IV Pre-war: 211.
1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
Pz IV (short) 45 268 467 124
Pz IV (long) - - - 870 3013 3126 385
StuG IV - - - - 30 1006 105
Jagd IV - - - - - 769
Jagd IV/70 - - - - - 767 441
Sturm IV - - - - 66 215 17
Hummel - - - - 368 289 57
Hornisse - - - - 345 133 16
Möbelwagen - - - - - 205 35
Wirbelwind - - - - - 100 5
Ostwind - - - - - 15 28
Variants:
- Panzer IV (short) = Panzer IV with short 75 mm gun
- Panzer IV (long) = Panzer IV with long 75 mm gun
- Sturmgeschutz IV = Assault Gun. Superstructure of Sturmgeschutz III on Panzer IV chassis; armed with 75 mm L/42 or L/48 gun (SdKfz 167)
- Jagdpanzer IV = Tank Destroyer with 75 mm L/48 gun on Panzer IV chassis (SdKfz 162)
- Jagdpanzer IV/70 = Tank Destroyer with 75 mm L/70 gun on Panzer IV chassis (SdKfz 162/1)
- Sturmpanzer IV = Brummbär with 150 mm field howitzer on Panzer IV chassis (Sdkfz 166)
- Hummel (artillery) = 150 mm field howitzer on Panzer IV (sometimes Panzer III) chassis (SdKfz 165)
- Hornisse = 88 mm Pak43 auf PzKw IV, known as Hornisse, later known as Nashorn. (some Hummels/Hornisses used the Panzer III hull instead of the Panzer IV hull)
- 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 armoured turret (Flakpanzer IV)
- Ostwind = Anti Aircraft. 37mm Flak 43 L/89 on Panzer IV chassis, with armoured 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, and later to a 75 mm L/48 gun; both these guns are classed as "long" in the table.
Panzer V (Panther)
1943 1944 1945
Panther 1768 3777 439
Jagdpanther - 226 198
Variants:
- Jagdpanther = Tank Destroyer with an 88 mm L/71 Pak43 gun on Panzer V chassis (SdKfz 173)
Panzer VI (Tiger)
1942 1943 1944 1945
Tiger I 78 649 623
Tiger II - 3 377 100
Jagdtiger - - 61 16
Notes:
- Tiger I (Panzer VIE) was armed with an 88mm L/56 gun
- Tiger II (Panzer VIB, also known as Königstiger) was armed with an 88 mm L/71 gun
Variants:
- Jagdtiger was armed with a 128 mm L/55 Pak44 gun (SdKfz 186)
Elefant
1943
Elefant 90
Notes:
- The Elefant (SdKfz 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.
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