GERMAN PANZERKAMPFWAGEN II FLAMM Ausf.E (Sd.Kfz.122) - 1941

Description

MAN produced of them 46 chassis between April and September 1939 which will be converted into Flammpanzers by Wegmann. Conversions will begin in January 1940. In March 1940, 30 Pz.Kpfw II Ausf.D/E will be withdrawn from 7th and 8th Panzerdivisions to be converted into Flammpanzers. In all 90 Flammpanzers II were produced between May and December 1940. In March 1940, an order of 150 specimens will be carried out but only 90 new Flammpanzers II will be actually produced until August 1941. The remainder will be carried out starting from Pz.kpfw II Ausf.D withdrawn from the front. In December 1941, it was to order that 90 Flammpanzers II were supplemented to be used as a basis for hunters of tank Marder II. Flammpanzers II were above all the weapons of support for the infantry. Flammpanzers II were versed in Panzerabteilung (F) 100 und 101. The 100 was attached to 18th Pz.Division and the 101 in 7th Pz.Division during the Barbarossa operation. They will remain in service on the Russian front until the end of 1941. Flammpanzers II survivors will be converted into Marder II. Note that converted turrets of Flammpanzers II were used on the fortifications in Norway. (Scale : 1/35e)