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Armor Exterior

German Armor Camouflage: History of the the colors and patterns used on German armor, from the pre-war Reichwehr to the end of Second World War.
German Armor Balkenkreuz: History of the Balkenkreuze (bar cross) on German tanks and other armored fighting vehicles.
German Armor Tactical Numbers: History and description of the tactical number system on German tanks and other armored fighting vehicles.
German Unit Insignia: Insignia of German units of the Second World War
Tactical Symbols: Guide to the tactical symbols used on German vehicles, maps, and organizational charts.
Zimmerit: The history of Zimmerit, with description and list of patterns.
German Armor Signal Flags: Illustrations and meanings of signal flags used by the German armored forces.

Tank Combat Firing Methods: 1943 Wa Prüf report on the problems associated with the increasing tank combat ranges.
Panzer IV or Sturmgeschütz: 1943 report on why the Pz Kpfw IV was superior to the Sturmgeschütz III.
March Column Regulations: 1943 regulations for the march column length and travelling speed.

Homeland Armor Maintenance: Description and statistics for homeland maintenance.
German Armor Losses: Data on German armor losses.
Tiger losses: Data on Tiger losses.
1944 Arms Review: The proposed future production of weapons for the German Army.
Equipment Quality of the Waffen-SS: A comparison of the armored vehicles received by the Waffen-SS, compared to those received by the German Army.

German Intelligence on Russian Armor, 1 June 1941: Data from German 1 June 1941 manual on Russian tank types, compared to actual data.
German Opinion of Captured T-34s: Opinion by colonel Burkhart Müller-Hillebrand of 24. Panzer-Division on the capabilities and quality of T-34s.
German Code Names: Code names of German units in the West, 1944 or 1945.

German Tank Kill Claims: Assessment of the accuracy of the tank kill claims made by German units during the Second World War.
German Equipment Names: Explanation of some of the official and unofficial names used for German Second World War equipment.
German Armor Myths: Overview of many of the myths that exist about German Second World War armor.
Uniforms of the German Armored Forces: History, description and photographs of the uniforms of the German Panzertruppe.
German Armored Unit Atrocities: Examples of atrocities committed by German armored units.
Rank Comparison Table: Comparison between the German Army, Waffen-SS, NATO and Second World War US Army ranks.
German Military Dictionary: Dictionary of the German-language words used on this website.
Writing German Letters: Guide to write German letters for non-German keyboard users.