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Marder II

Marder II        The Marder II was a lightly-armored German tank destroyer of WWII based on the obsolete Panzer II chassis. The Marder II was armed with a 7.5 cm Pak 40 antitank gun in an armored open-top superstructure with limited traverse. The Marder II was designated Sd. Kfz. 131.

Marder II (Sd. Kfz. 131)        The Marder II shown in these two photographs was nicknamed "Kohlenklau" (coal thief). The vehicle carries 19 kill rings. It was photographed on the Eastern Front in 1943.

SEE ALSO — Catalog of Enemy Ordnance: Pz. Jäg. II für 7.5 cm Pak 40

 
 
 


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