This is a list of German-made and German-used land vehicles sorted by type, covering both former and current vehicles, from their inception from the German Empire, through the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany, to the split between West Germany and East Germany, through their reunification and into modern-day Germany.
Light tanks
Out of service
- Panzer I (and its variants)
- Panzer II
- Panzer 35(t)
- Panzer 38(t)
- Sd.Kfz. 265 Panzerbefehlswagen
- PT-76 (East Germany)
Experimental
- Kugelpanzer
- Marienwagen - Tank prototype
- Höchammer
- Landsverk L-5/M28
- LK I
- LK II
- Orion-Wagen [ru]
- Leichttraktor
- VK 16.02 Leopard
- Spähpanzer SP I.C.
- Spähpanzer Ru 251
Medium tanks
Out of service
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- Panzer III
- Panzer IV
- Panther
- M47 Patton (West Germany)
- T-34 (East Germany)
- T-54/T-55 (East Germany) (Warsaw Pact designation)
Experimental
Heavy tanks
Out of service
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Experimental
- VK 30.01 (H)
- VK 36.01 (H)
- VK 45.01 (P)
- VK 45.02 (P)
- E-75 Standardpanzer
- Panther II - Proposal based on the Panther and Tiger II.
Super-heavy tanks
Experimental
- Großkampfwagen/K-Wagen
- Panzer VII Löwe
- Panzer VIII Maus
- E-100
- Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte
- Panzer X and Panzer IX - Sole purpose was to deceive Allied intelligence.
Main battle tanks
Out of service
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- M48 Patton (West Germany)
- T-54/T-55 (East Germany) (NATO designation)
- Leopard 1/Leopard I
- T-62 (East Germany)
- T-72, T-72M (East Germany)
Experimental
- MBT-70 - Joint West German/American development, later evolved into the M1 Abrams.
- Lince - West Germany/Spanish development.
In service
- TAM - Argentina/Germany
- Leopard 2
- Leopard 2E (Export variant for the Spanish Army)
- Leopard 2PL (Export variant for the Polish Land Forces)
Tank destroyers/assault guns
Out of service
- Panzerjäger I - First German tank destroyer introduced in WWII.
- Sturmgeschütz III
- Sturmgeschütz IV
- Marder I
- Marder II
- Marder III
- Hetzer/Jagdpanzer 38
- 8.8 cm Flak 18 (Sfl.) auf schwere Zugkraftwagen 12t (Sd.Kfz 8)
- 15 cm sIG 33 (Sf) auf Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf B or Sturmpanzer I Bison.
- 15 cm sIG 33 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II (Sf) or Sturmpanzer II Bison.
- 15 cm sIG 33/2 (Sf.) auf Jagdpanzer 38(t)
- 10.5 cm K gepanzerte Selbstfahrlafette/Panzer Selbstfahrlafette IV Ausf. A (Pz.Sfl. IVa) "Dicker Max"
- Jagdpanzer IV
- Nashorn, Panzerjäger III/IV
- Jagdpanzer IV
- Brummbär/Sturmpanzer (assault gun)
- Sturm-Infanteriegeschütz 33B
- Sturmtiger
- Jagdpanther
- Elefant
- Jagdtiger
- SU-85 (East Germany)
- SU-100 (East Germany)
- Raketenjagdpanzer 1
- Raketenjagdpanzer 2
- Jaguar 1
- Jaguar 2
- Kanonenjagdpanzer (West Germany)
Experimental
Anti-aircraft and artillery
Out of service
Anti-aircraft
- Flakpanzer I
- Flakpanzer IV "Ostwind"
- Flakpanzer IV "Kugelblitz"
- Möbelwagen
- Wirbelwind
- 9K33 Osa (East Germany)
- 9K35 Strela-10 (East Germany)
Artillery
- Grille
- Hummel
- Wespe
- Heuschrecke 10
- Karl-Gerät
- 2S1 Gvozdika (East Germany)
- 2S3 Akatsiya (East Germany)
Experimental
In service
Armored personnel carriers, infantry, and fighting vehicles
Out of service
- Marienwagen - APC
- Bergepanther
- Sd.Kfz. 250 - Half-track APC
- Sd.Kfz. 251 - Half-track APC
- BTR-70, armoured personnel carrier (East Germany)
- BMP-2 (East Germany)
- Wisel AWC - Tankette
- Spähpanzer Luchs
- Schützenpanzer Lang HS.30 - Infantry fighting vehicle
- Begleitpanzer 57 AIFSV - Infantry fighting vehicle
Experimental
- Gepanzerter Mannschaftstransportwagen 'Kätzchen'
- Schützenpanzer SPz 11-2 Kurz - Infantry fighting / armored reconnaissance vehicle
- TH-495
In service
- M113 armored personnel carrier
- Schützenpanzer Marder 1 (West Germany)
- TPz Fuchs (West Germany)
- Boxer
- LGS Fennek
- Puma (German infantry fighting vehicle)
- Condor
- ATF Dingo
- Thyssen Henschel UR-416 (West Germany)
- TM-170
- PMMC G5
- GFF4
Future
- Pandur I (6×6); the German Army plans to use this to replace its TPz Fuchs, competing with this role however is the Patria 6×6 and the modernized TPz Fuchs 1A9.
- Patria 6×6; the German Army plans to use this to replace its TPz Fuchs, competing with this role however is the Pandur I (6×6) and the modernized TPz Fuchs 1A9. It also may replace the LGS Fennek.
Utility vehicles/armored cars
Out of service
- ADGZ
- Sd.Kfz. 2 - Light half-tracked gun tractor.
- Maultier/Sd.Kfz. 3 - Half-track
- Sd.Kfz. 4 - Half-track/Multiple rocket launcher
- Sd.Kfz. 5 (3-ton 6x6 truck)
- Sd.Kfz. 6 - Half-track
- Sd.Kfz. 7 - Half-tracked artillery tractor
- Sd.Kfz. 8 - Heavy half-track
- Sd.Kfz. 9 - Heavy half-track
- Sd.Kfz. 10 - Light half-track
- Sd.Kfz. 11 - Light half-track
- Kfz 13
- Bergepanther - Armoured recovery vehicle
- Leichter Panzerspähwagen
- Schwerer Panzerspähwagen
- Sd.Kfz. 234
- Sd.Kfz. 247 - Armored car
- Sd.Kfz. 250 - Half-track APC
- Sd.Kfz. 251 - Half-track APC
- Sd.Kfz. 252 - Half-track
- Sd.Kfz. 253 - Armored Half-track
- Sd.Kfz. 254 - Tracked/wheeled armoured scout car
- Sd.Kfz. 265 Panzerbefehlswagen - Command vehicle based on the Panzer I chassis.
- Sd.Kfz. 300 [de]
- Raupenschlepper Ost
- Borgward IV - Demolition vehicle.
- Goliath tracked mine - Demolition vehicle.
- Springer - Demolition vehicle.
- PTS (vehicle), PTS-M (East Germany)
In service
- Keiler - Built on the hull of an M48 Patton.
- Bergepanzer 2 - armored recovery vehicle
- Condor
- Thyssen Henschel UR-416 (West Germany)
- TM-170
- LAPV Enok
- LGS Fennek
- Mungo ESK
- RMMV HX
- M3 Amphibious Rig - amphibious bridging vehicle
See also
- Tanks in the German Army
- German tanks in World War II
- German armored fighting vehicle production during World War II
- List of German combat vehicles of World War II
- List of modern equipment of the German Army
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