Atlas Editions – Steyr RSO/01 + PAK 40 Anti Tank Gun , 2.Pz.Div. Normandie France 1944

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              Steyr RSO/01 + PAK 40

Raupenschlepper Ost (German: “Caterpillar Tractor East”, more commonly abbreviated to RSO) was a fully tracked, lightweight vehicle used by the Wehrmacht in World War II. It was conceived in response to the poor performance of wheeled and half-tracked vehicles in the mud and snow during the Wehrmacht’s first autumn and winter on the Soviet Front.

The RSO was a contemporary with somewhat similar Allied full-tracked small artillery tractors in use in other armies (such as the Soviet STZ-5 “Stalingradec”, and the U.S. Army’s M4 Tractor), mostly originated from the pre-war light to medium series of Vickers artillery tractors.

Two variants of this vehicle were built: the basic cargo carrier, and a self-propelled antitank vehicle armed with a PaK 40 gun. Both shared the same chassis.

2nd Panzer Division
2. Panzer-Division
Unit insignia
Active	15 October 1935 – 8 May 1945
Country	Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Panzer
Role	Armoured warfare
Size	Division
Garrison/HQ	Wehrkreis XIII: Würzburg (1935–38) Wehrkreis XVIII: Vienna (1938–45)
Engagements	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kursk Invasion of Normandy Battle of the Bulge
Commanders
Notable commanders	Heinz Guderian
Insignia
1939–1940
1940–1945 (variant)
1940–1944
1944–1945