PANZER I The first German tank, Panzerkampfwagen I, or Panzer I, entered production in 1934. It was a light tank created by Henschel, MAN, Krupp and Daimler mostly for training purposes.

By the time the super-heavy Maus tank rolled out for its first tests in January 1944, the Nazis had — six months after Kursk — effectively lost the war.

First proposed by automotive engineer Ferdinand Porsche in June 1942 to Hitler and German armaments minister Albert Speer, the Maus production plan envisioned a total of 152 tanks. But it was a ...

By then Smoyer and his crew will have a T26E3 Pershing, a new American “super tank.” The Pershing, with heavier armor and greater firepower, will prove a lethal force against the Germans.

World War II tank gunner Clarence Smoyer, renowned for his courage and deadly aim during the battle for Germany’s “Fortress City” of Cologne, died Friday at his home in Allentown. He was 99.

The T28 Super Heavy Tank was, ... During World War II, the U.S. sought to develop a heavy tank to keep up with a new generation of German armored giants, ...

WW2 tank found in German pensioner's basement. Published Jul 03, 2015 at 1:40 PM EDT Updated May 18, 2017 at 9:16 AM EDT. By Eilish O'Gara . Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member. news article.