Eaglemoss – Sd.Kfz.233 Stummel , 2 Pz.Div. Falaise France 1944

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-sběratelský model vojenské techniky 
                                                              Schwerer Panzerspahwagen Sd.Kfz.233 Stummel 1/43
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       Schwerer Panzerspahwagen Sd.Kfz.233 Stummel

The term Schwerer Panzerspähwagen (German: „heavy armoured reconnaissance vehicle), covers the 6 and 8 wheeled armoured cars Germany used during the Second World War.

Sd.Kfz.233

This was equipped with a short barrelled 7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24 gun and based on the open-topped superstructure of the Sd.Kfz.263 (8-Rad) radio vehicle. One hundred and nine of these vehicles were built at the Büssing plant between December 1942 and October 1943. A further 10 were converted from 263 chassis in October 1942. This variant of the Sd.Kfz. series entered service during 1942 and remained in use throughout the war. They were issued as a platoon of six vehicles in support of reconnaissance battalions. The official name was Schwerer Panzerspähwagen (7,5 cm) Sd.Kfz.233.

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