Eaglemoss – Sd.Kfz.222 , 22th Panzer Division Wehrmacht Orel (USSR)-1943

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                 Sd.Kfz.222 Leichter Panzerspähwagen

The Leichter Panzerspähwagen (German: roughly “light armoured reconnaissance vehicle”) was a series of light four-wheel drive armoured cars produced by Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1944.

Sd. Kfz. 222

This version of the vehicle was armed with a 2 cm KwK 30 L/55 autocannon and a 7.92 mm MG 13 machine gun. The crew was increased to three by the addition of a gunner, relieving the commander of that task. In 1938, the MG 13 was replaced by a Maschinengewehr 34, in 1942 the KwK 30 was replaced by the faster firing KwK 38 of the same calibre. Production ran from 1937 to late 1943, with at least 990 vehicles being produced for the army. Its full name was Leichter Panzerspähwagen (2 cm).

The 22nd Panzer Division was a German Panzer Division in World War II. It was formed September 1941 in France. It was transferred to the southern sector of the Eastern Front in March 1942. The 22nd was the last Panzer Division to be issued with the Czech-built Panzer 38(t), which was considered under-gunned, under-armoured and obsolete by 1942.

22nd Panzer Division
22. Panzer-Division
Unit insignia
Active	1941–43
Country	Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Panzer
Role	Armoured warfare
Size	Division
Garrison/HQ	Wehrkreis XII: Schwetzingen
Engagements	World War II
Commanders
Notable commanders	Hellmut von der Chevallerie