PzKpfw IB (15 pcs)

SKU: WWH-600
2 customer reviews

$6.00

German light tank MG

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Description

Panzer I

The Panzer I was a light tank produced in Germany in the 1930s. The name is short for the German Panzerkampfwagen I (“armored fighting vehicle mark I”), abbreviated PzKpfw I. The tank’s official German ordnance inventory designation was SdKfz 101 (“special purpose vehicle 101”).[2]

Design of the Panzer I began in 1932 and mass production began in 1934. Intended only as a training tank to introduce the concept of armored warfare to the German Army, the Panzer I saw combat in Spain during the Spanish Civil War, in Poland, France, the Soviet Union and North Africa during the Second World War, and in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Experiences with the Panzer I during the Spanish Civil War helped shape the German Panzerwaffes’ invasion of Poland in 1939 and France in 1940. By 1941, the Panzer I chassis design was used as the basis of tank destroyers and assault guns. There were attempts to upgrade the Panzer I throughout its service history, including by foreign nations, to extend the design’s lifespan. It continued to serve in the Spanish Armed Forces until 1954.

Additional Information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_I

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Weight 0.0625 lbs

2 reviews for PzKpfw IB (15 pcs)

  1. Dyke (verified owner)

    Fantastic value and detail

  2. John Widmar (verified owner)

    Detail is good, with a little modification I will use them on a 1/700 diorama.

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