Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.E — Fgst.Nr. 60404

Production Metrics

Version (Ausf.): Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.E

Production date: 1939.01

Producer: Daimler-Benz AG, Stuttgart-Untertürkheim

Main armament: 3.7 cm Kw.K.

Data source: Panzer Tracts 03-2-11

Design Features and Anomalies
Face_Hardened_Armor

Frontal armor plates face-hardened to over 60 Rockwell C with 30 mm thickness.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts 3-2, p. 3-2-5
Combat Path and Unit Assignments
1939.03
3. Panzer-Division

Panzer-Lehr-Abteilung

Vehicle completed by Alkett in late 1938/early 1939, issued to the training unit Pz.Lehr-Abt.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts 3-2, p. 3-2-5
1940.00
9. Panzer-Division

Vehicle transferred along with the unit which later joined the 9.Pz.Div.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts 3-2, p. 3-2-5
Rebuilds and Special Conversions

No conversions or special modifications registered for this vehicle.

Repair Log and Technical Events
1939.00

The Notek Tarnscheinwerfer base (for wheeled vehicles located on the hull front next to the headlight) was backfitted as a modification after being issued to a unit.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts 3-2, p. 3-2-5
Photographic Documentation

No associated archival photos for this chassis number.