Engines of the Wehrmacht in WW2

Anti-Tank Combat in the Desert

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2.8cm sPzB 41 light anti-tank gun
3.7cm Pak 36 anti-tank gun
4.7cm Pak(t) auf PzKpfw.I Ausf.B Sd.Kfz.101 ohne Turm "Panzerjäger I"
5cm Pak 38 anti-tank gun
7.62cm F.K.296(r) field gun
7.62cm F.K.296(r) auf gp. Sfl.(Sd.Kfz.6/3) "Diana"
8.8cm Flak 18 anti-aircraft gun
Panzerjäger 38(t) für 7.62cm Pak36 (Sd.Kfz. 139) “Marder III”
Pz.Sfl.II 7.5cm L/41 auf Sd.Kfz.6

2.8cm sPzB 41 light anti-tank gun

2.8cm sPzB 41 with road wheels deinstalled to lower visible height

2.8cm sPzB 41 with rear visor armour protection installed

2.8cm sPzB 41 (on trailer) prior to departure from home...

... and on training after arrival in Africa

In the back: SdKfz.10 Demag D7 1-ton halftrack

Muzzle brake cover still installed

In the plain desert, sandbags and rocks used whenever available

2.8cm sPzB 41 installed onto SdAh.32/2 trailer for better transport

2.8cm sPzB 41 in British...

...and Australian hands

Slightly camouflaged m.gl.Einh.Pkw Horch 901 towing the sPzB 41

sPzB 41 installed on a captured 1.5-ton Chevy rear

sPzB 41 on SdAh.32/2 under British inspection

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3.7 cm Pak 36 anti-tank gun

3.7cm PAK 36 with lowered front shield to decrease total height

s.gl.Einh.Pkw Horch 108 Typ 40

m.gl.Einh.Pkw Horch 901

m.gl.Einh.Pkw Horch 901 towing the 3.7cm PAK 36

Unloading the 3.7cm PAK 36 from a Ju52 plane

Sd.Kfz.10 Demag D7 Halftrack

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4.7cm Pak(t) auf PzKpfw.I Ausf.B Sd.Kfz.101 ohne Turm "Panzerjäger I"

4.7 cm Pak(t) auf Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.B Sd.Kfz.101 ohne Turm "Panzerjäger I"
SP AT gun of 2^nd Company 605^th Panzerjäger Abteilung

Always screening the endless desert for enemy targets...

Note water-can rack on rear trackguard as typical desert modification

Screening again, this time on a cold day...

... with a Sd.Kfz.223 recon(naissance) vehicle nearby

Note extra stowage bin, spare wheel and roof canvas

"Pz.Jg.I" on 10t Recovery Trailer Sd.Anh.115

Captured "Pz.Jg.I" on 7.5-ton Cranes Trailer

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5 cm Pak 38 anti-tank gun

Sd.Kfz.10 DEMAG D7 1-ton Halftrack towing the 5cm PAK 38

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7.62 cm F.K. 296(r) field gun

Dug-in and well camouflaged, awaiting whatever armour is about to appear...

(Still) unmodified version of the Russian F-22 Field Gun

Capable of dealing with every allied tank in service in 1942

Note late disc-style wheels in contrast to original spoke wheels

Sd.Kfz.10 DEMAG D7 1-ton Halftrack towing the 7.62 cm F.K. 296(r) field gun

Huge muzzle cloud unmasking the gun location

Pz.III passing

Spoke wheeled gun behind Opel Blitz 3-ton (my guess)

Captured enemy weapons always attractive

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7.62cm F.K.296(r) auf gp. Sfl.(Sd.Kfz.6/3) "Diana"

One of just nine "Diana"s arrived at the Pz.Jg.Abt.605 in early 1942

Transparency showing the installation of the Russian 7.62cm F.K.

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8.8cm Flak 18 AA gun

8.8cm Flak 18 of 1./Flak Rgt.33 of the DAK, Sollum by Tobruk, North Africa, July, 1941

Unteroffizier Reinhard Melzer(left) and his battery commander Oberleutnant Theo Schwabach of 1./Flak Rgt.33 awarded the knight's cross for destroying 34 British tanks at the battle of Sollum ("Operation Battleaxe"), June 15-17, 1941

"In the time period 15.-17.06.1941, during the tank battle at Sollum, Oberleutnant Schwabach's Flak Battery accounted for 34 British tanks destroyed. This can be largely credited to its commander’s drive and aggression, wherein he would even advance with his Batterie ahead of own armoured forces in order to seek out and destroy the opponent. In this way his troops were even able to capture a British 15-cm [6in.] howitzer battery. For his successes in this battle Schwabach was awarded the Knight's Cross."
Unteroffizier Melzer as a gun commander has been responsible for the destruction of at least 13 enemy tanks.

Award Certificate of the Knight’s Cross