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As additional load capacity was required, the Sonder-Anhänger (Sd. Ah.) für Munition (7,5 cm) (Sd. Ah. 32/1) was developed as an ammunition transport trailer for towing behind the Sd. Kfz. 252. This trailer carried an additional 36 rounds of 75mm ammunition.
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During the Battle of France, Sd.Kfz. 252s were used by Sturmartillerie Batteries 640 and 659. Due to production delays with the new Sd. Kfz. 252, Sturmartillerie Batteries 660 and 665 went into battle using “turretless”
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from January to September 1941. 413 vehicles were manufactured, all of which were issued as ammunition resupply vehicles to Sturmartillerie batteries and saw operation on both European fronts.
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On the Eastern front, units using the Sd. Kfz. 252 included the Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 184, 190, 191, and 210.
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German soldiers loading ammunition from a Sd.Kfz 252, Crimea, June 1942.
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firms from June through to December 1940, production shifted to
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The Sd.Kfz.252 was eventually replaced by the Sd.Kfz.250/6.
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eichter Gepanzerter Munitionstransportwagen (Sd. Kfz. 252)
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8 mm at 45 degrees and 8 mm at 55 degrees
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Nazi Germany
World War II
Demag
Armor
7.92mm
MG 34
machine gun
Maybach HL42 TRKM
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World War II
Battle of France
Sd.Kfz. 250
half-track
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Wegmann
Deutsche Werke
Panzerkampfwagen I
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