Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.E — Fgst.Nr. 60428

Production Metrics

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

Production date: 1939.06

Producer: Daimler-Benz AG, Stuttgart-Untertürkheim

Main armament: 3.7 cm Kw.K.

Data source: Panzer Tracts 03-2-11

Design Features and Anomalies

No specific features recorded for this vehicle.

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
1939.02

Vehicle still features the fake periscope housing (Tarnkappe) dropped from later production, mounted on the left signal port (Signalklappe) on the turret roof.

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

No associated archival photos for this chassis number.