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Sd.Kfz. 234

Armored Vehicles

The Sd.Kfz. 234 was a family of armoured cars designed and built in Germany during the Second World War. The vehicles were lightly armoured and armed with a main gun of 20, 50 or 75mm, and were powered by a Tatra V12 diesel engine. The Sd.Kfz. 234 broadly resembled the earlier Sd.Kfz. 231 in appearance. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
20mm 1
Caliber
75mm 1
Caliber
50mm 1
Service StatusSourced to the subject's own account
In Service 2
Weapon Class
Armoured car 1
Introduced Year
1944 3
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
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Operated By

Source MilitaryFactory.com: SdKfz 234 (Puma)

Used In

World War II, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Sd.Kfz. 234
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Sd.Kfz. 234
  • Infobox, type
    Armoured car
  • Lead and body text
    The vehicles were lightly armoured, armed with a 20, 50 or 75 mm main gun, and powered by a Tatra V12 diesel engine.
  • Lead section
    The vehicles were lightly armoured, armed with a 20, 50 or 75 mm main gun, and powered by a Tatra V12 diesel engine.
  • Used In: World War II, Lead
    The Sd.Kfz. 234 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 234, "Special Purpose Vehicle 234"), was a family of armoured cars designed and built in Germany during World War II. The vehicles were lightly armoured, armed with a 20, 50 or 75 mm main gun, and powered by a Tatra V12 diesel engine.
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2. Sd.Kfz. 234 (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q225222 (P729 service entry): 1944
Quote, Wikidata Q225222 (P729 service entry): 1944
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1944.
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3. Wikidata: Sd.Kfz. 234
Wikidata Q225222, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
MilitaryFactory.com: SdKfz 234 (Puma)
MilitaryFactory.comOperated By: Wehrmacht, Operators
Quote, Operated By: Wehrmacht, Operators
[ Nazi Germany ]
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