Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.E — Fgst.Nr. 60405

Production Metrics

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

Production date: 1939.02

Producer: Daimler-Benz AG, Stuttgart-Untertürkheim

Main armament: 3.7 cm Kw.K.

Data source: Panzer Tracts 03-2-11

Design Features and Anomalies
Vision_Ports_Deviation

Confirmed via photograph: absence of the side vision port (Sehklappe) on the superstructure for the radio operator.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts 3-2, p. 3-2-13
Combat Path and Unit Assignments
1939.08
3. Panzer-Division

Panzer-Lehr-Abteilung

Outfitted as one of the first 17 Pz.Kpfw.III units in the light armor company (leichte Panzerkompanie) of the Panzer-Lehr-Abteilung during the campaign in Poland.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts 3-2, p. 3-2-13
Rebuilds and Special Conversions

No conversions or special modifications registered for this vehicle.

Repair Log and Technical Events
1939.12

On 31 December 1939, an order published in the AHM mandated backfitting the vehicle with a Notek Tarnscheinwerfer set on a normal wheeled vehicle stand, and covering the main headlights (Hauptscheinwerfer) with a Feldgrau Abblendkappe dimming cap.

Źródło: Panzer Tracts 3-2, p. 3-2-13, 3-2-14
Photographic Documentation

No associated archival photos for this chassis number.