Panzer I's and II's

I don't know all the details and such, but some was still in service till very late, as they could not get replacements of the good tanks until a little late..     I am not so sure about that very fact, don't take it serious...

Many were also converted into "Munitionschlepper" and such.. 

Here's one use:

Another one:

The Munitionschlepper:

The famous Marder II:

That's just some of them!!  

There was actually a PzII chassis with a big StuG gun welded onto it seen in the final days of the war. The superstructure had been removed, and the gun just sort of plopped on it, trunion and all.

Not sure that a whole lot of them survived that long though? I have seen some used as artillery spotters and recon-type machines.

Show me a picture of that, DooG! That sounds awsome!! And quoting you again, "HEY, STOOG!"  LOL!!

And think of those lonely Germans down at the border south in Germany north of italy.. No action.. They probably had a Panzer I or II?  Also, there were ALOT of them here in Norway.. no action troughout the war.. execpt some Norwegian peasents knocking them flat with the wooden spoons  And the early days of the invasion, too...

And artillery and recon machines, true.. Some probably was used as befhelswagen (Command vehicle) trough out the war aswell? 

According to Wikipedia, all Pz.IIs were phased out by 1943 and converted into Marder IIs.  I would believe they were replaced in frontline units, but I don't buy that all were converted into Marders.  I too would like to see that picture Doog, that sounds like a true late war vehicle! 

Huxy, I believe the Panzer II Ausf A by Tristar depicts a pre-war training vehicle, or a "farming tractor" as the Germans called them to get around the limits on tanks from the Treaty of Versailles.

Glamdring wrote:

According to Wikipedia, all Pz.IIs were phased out by 1943 and converted into Marder IIs.  I would believe they were replaced in frontline units, but I don't buy that all were converted into Marders.  I too would like to see that picture Doog, that sounds like a true late war vehicle!  Huxy, I believe the Panzer II Ausf A by Tristar depicts a pre-war training vehicle, or a "farming tractor" as the Germans called them to get around the limits on tanks from the Treaty of Versailles.

The panzer I there, yeah.. You may be right! Didn't think of that

I don't either buy that all were converted into Marders...   And hey, here in Norway, Panzer I and Panzer II's were in service troughout the war in the division Z.B.V 40, which was the only Panzer division here..

Norway is not the country with the most tank-friendly landscape... So the heaviest tank (Except the prototype Neubaufahrzeug VI) was the Panzer IV. And in limited numbers..

Huxy wrote:

Glamdring wrote: According to Wikipedia, all Pz.IIs were phased out by 1943 and converted into Marder IIs.  I would believe they were replaced in frontline units, but I don't buy that all were converted into Marders.  I too would like to see that picture Doog, that sounds like a true late war vehicle!  Huxy, I believe the Panzer II Ausf A by Tristar depicts a pre-war training vehicle, or a "farming tractor" as the Germans called them to get around the limits on tanks from the Treaty of Versailles.   The panzer I there, yeah.. You may be right! Didn't think of that   I don't either buy that all were converted into Marders...   And hey, here in Norway, Panzer I and Panzer II's were in service troughout the war in the division Z.B.V 40, which was the only Panzer division here.. Norway is not the country with the most tank-friendly landscape... So the heaviest tank (Except the prototype Neubaufahrzeug VI) was the Panzer IV. And in limited numbers..

That kind of supports my theory that rear line units that dealt with partisans and the such may have retained their Pz.IIs at least through the war.  Of course I know very little about the war in Norway, so my statement may not be applicable to that.  I'd love to see some pics of the division Z.B.V 40, I'll have to do some research on their vehicles...

Doog, just find a picture of that bizarre vehicle 

Glamdring, Here's a couple of links..

Basic history:

http://www.history.jp/wehrmacht/027.htm

Here you got 13 pages of pictures taken in Norway. Many by the Z.B.V 40, some by the infantry:

http://d2134644.u48.surftown.nu/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=147 

 Also, Hitler pointed out Norway to be the destiny-area.. The place where the Allied invasion of Europe would take place. That should mean that Norway should get more armor, but it's just that Norway is not a tank friendly country, as said.. Mountains, fjords, narrow roads and few roads just sums it all up!

I like how the turret and superstructure have been removed on these PzIb's in the top pic.  Sure provided the trainee driver with a better view of the world.

hey.. Wow.. wow... isn't that biggest tank in the construction hall a Neubaufahrzeug VI???  Wow!! I tought I'd NEVER run into a picture of it while being constructed!!  Thanks!

May I ask what book that is? 

Huxy wrote:

hey.. Wow.. wow... isn't that biggest tank in the construction hall a Neubaufahrzeug VI???  Wow!! I tought I'd NEVER run into a picture of it while being constructed!!  Thanks! May I ask what book that is?

I believe that's the one.  Seems pics of these beasts are pretty rare,  like you alude to! The pic is from 'Panzer Division',  in Ballantine's WWII series.  In a related story,  I saw a 1:35 resin kit on the Nbfz VI a couple of weeks ago on E-bay.  IIRC,  the starting bid was in the neighborhood of $200 USD!  I like the tank,  but not that much. lol

Pictures of the 4 tanks ever produced aren't oftenly found, no...

Ya, there is a resin kit around.. actually two. One 1/72 and one 1/35. The 1/35 one is like 100$.. I really want one. 3 NbFz served in Norway, the last one was in Germany. 

Can't remember the manufacturer nor the online store, but you find it all at the "Norway WWII GB Idea" on the second or so page of General Modeling section