Panzerkampfwagen I
Large number of Pz Kpfw I Ausf. A at Hitler's birthday parade in Berlin, driving away from the Brandenburger Tor.
Panzer-Regiment 6/3. Panzer-Division
1936-04-20
Berlin, Germany
Column of Pz Kpfw I Ausf. A at the same time as the previous photograph.
Panzer-Regiment 3/Panzer-Regiment 3/2. Panzer-Division
1936-05-25
Zeithain, Germany
Crewmember changing the track of a Pz Kpfw I Ausf. A. There are several officers observing, indicating that it is a demonstration or exercise.
Panzer-Regiment 3/Panzer-Regiment 3/2. Panzer-Division
1936-05-25
Zeithain, Germany
Pz Kpfw I Ausf. A driving through a wall at a Panzersportsfest (armor sports celebration) near Wünsdorf.
II. Abteilung/Panzer-Regiment 5/3. Panzer-Division
1936-06-27
Wünsdorf, Germany
Column of Pz Kpfw I Ausf. A driving out of one of the side exits of the Zeppelin Field during the 1936 Reichsparteitag (Nuremberg Rally).
Panzer-Regiment 1/1. Panzer-Division
1936-09
Nürnberg, Germany
Pz Kpfw I, Pz Kpfw II, and Pz Kpfw IV driving past the main tribune during the 1936 Reichparteitag.
Panzer-Regiment 1/1. Panzer-Division
1936-09
Nürnberg, Germany
Pz Kpfw I Ausf. A command tank during the 1936 Reichparteitag. The tank has a very clear pre-war three-tone Buntfarbenanstrich (colorful paint pattern) camouflage pattern. The skull and crossbone pennant was used before the war by German tank units. This was a tradition adopted from the Prussian cavalry during the First World War.
Panzer-Regiment 1/1. Panzer-Division
1936-09
Nürnberg, Germany
Pz Kpfw I Ausf. A at the Zeppelin Field in Nürnberg from the 1936 Reichsparteitag (Nuremberg Rally).
Panzer-Regiment 1/1. Panzer-Division
1936-09
Nürnberg, Germany
Two kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen and several Pz Kpfw I Ausf. A in Grafenwöhr. Grafenwöhr has a large training ground, which is likely where the photograph was taken.
1937
Grafenwöhr, Germany
Two Pz Kpfw II and a Pz Kpfw I camouflaged with straw during a military exercise.
1937-09-07
Germany
Pz Kpfw I of Panzer-Regiment 15 in Sagan (present-day Żagań, Poland), most likely during the formation of the regiment in October 1937.
Panzer-Regiment 15
1937-10
Sagan (Żagań), Germany
This Pz Kpfw I Ausf. B, tactical number 632, was immobilized after driving into a tree on Hovedvej 10 (Highway 10) north of the city of Haderslev during the invasion of Denmark.
1. Kompanie/Panzer-Abteilung z.b.V. 40
1940-04
Haderslev, Denmark
View of the damage to the drive wheel of Pz Kpfw I Ausf. B, tactical number 632, north of Haderslev.
1. Kompanie/Panzer-Abteilung z.b.V. 40
1940-04
Haderslev, Denmark
Several Pz Kpfw I, as well as several trucks and motorcycles, waiting at the Danish border prior to the start of Operation Weserübung.
2. Kompanie/Panzer-Abteilung z.b.V. 40
1940-04-09
Germany
Pz Kpfw I Ausf. A (right) and two Pz Kpfw I Ausf. B driving past the Berkelpoort into Valkenburg in the Dutch province of Limburg. In the front is a Pz Kpfw III.
4. Panzer-Division
1940-05
Valkenburg, Netherlands
Another photograph of the column above, taken moments earlier.
4. Panzer-Division
1940-05
Western Europe
Column of German vehicles from 4. Panzer-Division on the Western Front in 1940. In the picture are: a BMW R35 motorcycle, a Pz Kpfw I Ausf. B, a turretless Pz Kpfw I, a Sanitätspanzer I armored ambulance, and a Pz Kpfw II.
4. Panzer-Division
1940-05
Western Europe
Two Pz Kpfw I Ausf. B in pre-war three-tone camouflage. The front tank, chassis number 14541, was manufactured by Grusonwerk.
Three Pz Kpfw I Ausf. B from the same area as the previous two.
Close-up of the tactical number rhomboid sign of a Pz Kpfw I Ausf. B, prior to September 1939.
Panzer-Regiment 11/1. Leichte-Division
Germany
A Pz Kpfw I Ausf. A (rear) and B (front), prior to September 1939.
Panzer-Regiment 11/1. Leichte-Division
Germany
Group of Pz Kpfw I Ausf. A and an Ausf. B (front, center), six Pz Kpfw II, and a Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen. The photograph was taken prior to September 1939.
Panzer-Regiment 11/1. Leichte-Division
Germany
Pz Kpfw I Ausf. B being pulled out of a pool of mud.
Pz Kpfw I Ausf. B being pulled out of a pool of mud.
Pz Kpfw I Ausf. A in front of garage.
Pz Kpfw I Ausf. A in front of garage. In the background is a Pz Kpfw III.
Pre-war photograph of a group of Pz Kpfw I Ausf. A. Notice the headlights without the blackout covers and pre-war camouflage. Some of the tanks are missing the hose to the muffler, and some have additional armor on the superstructure sides.
Another view of these pre-war Pz Kpfw I Ausf. A. Rhomboid tactical markings painted on the turret rears can just be made out.
Column of Pz Kpfw I Ausf. B.
4. Panzer-Division
Pre-war (most likely 1936 or 1937) Pz Kpfw I Ausf. B. The sign on the turret of the first tank says Fahrschule (driving school).
6. Kompanie/II. Abteilung/Panzer-Regiment 2/1. Panzer-Division
Germany
Column of Pz Kpfw I Ausf. A.
Pz Kpfw I Ausf. A in what appears to be the two-tone Dark Brown on Dark Brown camouflage. Notice the damage to the rubber on the front road wheel.
Pz Kpfw I Ausf. B in a forest.