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Marder III

Marder III        The Marder III was a lightly-armored German tank destroyer of WWII built on the obsolete chassis of the Panzer 38(t). The Marder III was armed initially with a 7.62 cm PaK 36(r) antitank gun and finally with a 7.5 cm Pak 40. The gun was mounted with limited traverse in an armored superstructure which was open to the top and rear. The Marder III was designated Sd. Kfz. 138 or Sd. Kfz. 139.

Left: A pair of camouflaged Marder III tank destroyers on the Eastern Front in 1944.

SEE ALSO: German 76.2-mm Self-Propelled Gun, Powered Artillery, Enemy Self-Propelled Guns

 
 
 
 
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