The Hafthohlladung is a series of magnetically adhered anti-tank grenades used by Nazi Germany during the Second World War, ranging from 2 to 10 kilograms with the 3-kilogram version most widely issued. Introduced in 1942 and used until 1945, chiefly on the Eastern Front before also appearing in the west, it used a conical shaped-charge warhead held to a tank's hull by horseshoe magnets. Roughly 547,000 were produced between 1942 and 1944, making it one of Germany's most widely manufactured anti-tank weapons of the war. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Weapon Classmagnetic anti-tank grenade 1 Introduced Year Classification
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It was first used by German forces in the Eastern Front and later on the Western Front during World War II, remaining in use until the remaining stockpiles were depleted even after other anti-tank weapons such as the Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck became more readily available
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- Operated By: Wehrmacht, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Nazi Germany'
- Used In: World War II, infobox wars field: 'World War II'
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Wikidata Q925487, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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