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Originally posted by Alex Blair
Panzer translates as "Tank" in German..
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Hey Alex, German nomenclature has always somewhat confused me...we equate "Panzer" as tank yet panzerkampfwagen translates as armoured fighting vehicle, no? So is the literal translation of "Panzer" tank or armour?
Secondly, all german vehicles, panzers included, had a SdKfz number also...Sonderkraftfahrzeug meaning Special purpose vehicle, right? So, do both wagen and fahrzeug mean vehicle? I can imagine it got rather wordy when the Heere discussed tanks, especially if they used all the "mits", "unds", and "aufs" in their despatches!
Maybe one of our German speaking members can clear this up for me.
ein prosit!