During the battles of the the Second World War, the troops of the opposing sides captured a significant amount of military equipment of their opponents. The leaders in this matter were undoubtedly the Germans, who widely used thousands of captured Czechoslovak, French, and later Soviet combat vehicles, artillery pieces, tractors, and cars from the very beginning of the war. The number of samples of foreign military equipment adopted by the Wehrmacht exceeded several tens.
However, after the turning point in the war began, more and more trophies began to get to the armies of the allies. Part of the captured equipment was reworked, and part was used in almost original form.
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German self-propelled gun Sturmgeschütz III, which was captured by the 104th Infantry Division of the US Army in January-February 1945 during the repulse of the German offensive in the Ardennes. The Americans reinforced the armor protection and applied a large white star to the roof of the vehicle to avoid «friendly fire» from their aircrafts
German heavy howitzers 15-cm-schwere Feldhaubitze 18 from the 238th heavy howitzer Artillery Brigade of the Red Army. The inscription on the barrel of the gun closest to the photographer – «We beat the German beast with his own weapon» humus.livejournal.com
Soviet T-34 and KV-2 tanks captured by the Germans. The vehicles are probably from the 66th Tank Battalion of special purpose — a unit formed in May 1942 and equipped with captured Soviet tanks
Finnish crew in a captured Soviet T-28 tank, July 1941
German tank PzKpfw. VI Ausf. In «Royal Tiger». This tank was lost by the Germans in December 1944, and then captured and restored by the Americans
German tank PzKpfw IV, captured by Soviet troops in the area of Orel
Soviet company of captured German tanks PzKpfw V «Panther» from the 62nd Separate heavy guards tank assault regiment of the 8th Guards Tank Corps. 1944, Warsaw district. Tanks captured in battle from the 5th SS Panzer Division «Viking»
Captured British infantry tank Mark II «Matilda», used by the Germans in North Africa. Surrounding area Bir Hakeim, 1942
American M4 and M3 medium tanks captured by the Germans, probably in North Africa
Captured Soviet KV-1 tank of the 8th Panzer Division of the Wehrmacht
Soviet SU-85 self-propelled guns from the 23rd Panzer Division of the Wehrmacht
Captured Italian tank M13/40 from the Australian 6th Cavalry Division. March 1941 ww2today.com
Captured German light tank PzKpfw II, used by the People's Liberation Army of Yugoslavia
Another PzKpfw II captured by the Americans in Tunisia
An American M4A3 tank captured by the Germans and used by them in the defense of Aschafenburg in Bavaria. The tank was hit by an American 90-mm anti-tank shell that hit the frontal armor plate. April 1945 reddit.com
During the battles of the the Second World War, the troops of the opposing sides captured a significant amount of military equipment of their opponents. The leaders in this matter were undoubtedly the Germans, who widely used thousands of captured Czechoslovak, French, and later Soviet combat vehicles, artillery pieces, tractors, and cars from the very beginning of the war. The number of samples of foreign military equipment adopted by the Wehrmacht exceeded several tens.
However, after the turning point in the war began, more and more trophies began to get to the armies of the allies. Part of the captured equipment was reworked, and part was used in almost original form.
If the background of the photos prevents you from reading the reference information for the photos, you can hover your mouse over the text. This will darken the text background.
German self-propelled gun Sturmgeschütz III, which was captured by the 104th Infantry Division of the US Army in January-February 1945 during the repulse of the German offensive in the Ardennes. The Americans reinforced the armor protection and applied a large white star to the roof of the vehicle to avoid «friendly fire» from their aircrafts
German heavy howitzers 15-cm-schwere Feldhaubitze 18 from the 238th heavy howitzer Artillery Brigade of the Red Army. The inscription on the barrel of the gun closest to the photographer – «We beat the German beast with his own weapon» humus.livejournal.com
Soviet T-34 and KV-2 tanks captured by the Germans. The vehicles are probably from the 66th Tank Battalion of special purpose — a unit formed in May 1942 and equipped with captured Soviet tanks
Finnish crew in a captured Soviet T-28 tank, July 1941
German tank PzKpfw. VI Ausf. In «Royal Tiger». This tank was lost by the Germans in December 1944, and then captured and restored by the Americans
German tank PzKpfw IV, captured by Soviet troops in the area of Orel
Soviet company of captured German tanks PzKpfw V «Panther» from the 62nd Separate heavy guards tank assault regiment of the 8th Guards Tank Corps. 1944, Warsaw district. Tanks captured in battle from the 5th SS Panzer Division «Viking»
Captured British infantry tank Mark II «Matilda», used by the Germans in North Africa. Surrounding area Bir Hakeim, 1942
American M4 and M3 medium tanks captured by the Germans, probably in North Africa
Captured Soviet KV-1 tank of the 8th Panzer Division of the Wehrmacht
Soviet SU-85 self-propelled guns from the 23rd Panzer Division of the Wehrmacht
Captured Italian tank M13/40 from the Australian 6th Cavalry Division. March 1941 ww2today.com
Captured German light tank PzKpfw II, used by the People's Liberation Army of Yugoslavia
Another PzKpfw II captured by the Americans in Tunisia
An American M4A3 tank captured by the Germans and used by them in the defense of Aschafenburg in Bavaria. The tank was hit by an American 90-mm anti-tank shell that hit the frontal armor plate. April 1945 reddit.com
