List of Sd.Kfz. designations

Sonderkraftfahrzeug (abbreviated Sd.Kfz.,[1] German for "special purpose vehicle") was the ordnance inventory designation used by Nazi Germany before and during World War II for military vehicles; for example Sd.Kfz. 101 for the Panzer I, and Sd.Kfz. 251 for the armored personnel carrier made by Hanomag.

The Reichswehr and its successor, the Wehrmacht began systematically allocating numbers to its vehicles from around 1930, including horse-drawn vehicles, cars and trucks, combat vehicles, and trailers.[2] Sd.Kfz. numbers were assigned to armored, tracked, and half-tracked vehicles. Cars and trucks were allocated Kfz. numbers[3] and trailers were designated with Anh. (Anhänger) and Sd.Anh. numbers.[4]

  1. ^ Chamberlain, Peter; Doyle, Hilary (1978). Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two: A complete illustrated directory of German battle tanks, armoured cars, self-propelled guns and semi-tracked vehicles, 1933-1945. Arco Pub. Co. p. 17. ISBN 978-0668045650.
  2. ^ "Classification-system of the Reichswehr and Wehrmacht". Kfz der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Kraftfahrzeug Nummern (Kfz.) - Kfz. Numbers". Kfz der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Motor vehicle trailers". Kfz der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 16 October 2024.