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SdKfz 251 Ausf D
Land	Nazi-Duitsland
Type	Halfsporige gepantserde personeelsdrager
In gebruik	1939–1945
Gebouwd	15250+

Fotogalerij van een SdKfz 251 Ausf D, The Sd.Kfz. 251 was an armored fighting vehicle half-track during World War II. The Sd.Kfz. 251 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251) half-track was an armored fighting vehicle designed and first built by the Hanomag company during World War II, and based on their earlier, unarmored Sd.Kfz. 11 vehicle. The larger of the pair (the Sd.Kfz. 250 being the lighter one, designed and built by Demag) of the fully armored wartime half-tracks of the Wehrmacht, the Sd.Kfz. 251 was designed to transport the panzergrenadiers of the German mechanized infantry corps into battle. Sd.Kfz. 251s were the most widely produced German half-tracks of the war, with at least 15,252 vehicles and variants produced by various manufacturers, and were commonly referred to simply as “Hanomags” by both German and Allied soldiers

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Other informations: De Sd.Kfz. 251 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251) was a half-track armored personnel carrier used by the German army during World War II. It was designed by the Hanomag company, based on its earlier, unarmored Sd.Kfz. 11 vehicle. The Sd.Kfz. 251 was intended to transport the Panzergrenadier (German mechanized infantry) into battle, while providing them with protection from enemy fire and some support from its mounted machine guns.
The Sd.Kfz. 251 was also adapted for various roles, such as carrying rocket launchers, anti-tank guns, mortars, flamethrowers and radio equipment. The Sd.Kfz. 251 was one of the most widely produced German half-tracks of the war, with more than 15,000 vehicles and variants built by seven manufacturers.