Panzerkampfwagen II

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

Two Pz Kpfw II and a Pz Kpfw I camouflaged with straw during a military exercise.

1937-09-07

Germany

Pz Kpfw II Ausf. c.

1939

Pz Kpfw II Ausf. c.

1939

Two destroyed Pz Kpfw II Ausf. A (one from Panzer-Regiment 1 and one from Panzer-Regiment 2, with a Pz Kpfw IV Ausf. C (tactical number 814, Panzer-Regiment 1) in the background, at the train station in Sochaczew, Poland.

1. Panzer-Division

1939

Sochaczew, Poland

Pz Kpfw II and Pz Kpfw III Ausf. B next to a destroyed bridge in Poland.

Panzer-Regiment 1/1. Panzer-Division

1939-09

Poland

Column of Pz Kpfw II and Pz Kpfw 38 (t).

7. Panzer-Division

1940

Two Pz Kpfw II with captured French soldiers. The rear Pz Kpfw II is towing a French 25 mm SA mle 1934 anti-tank gun.

1940

France

Pz Kpfw IV Ausf. B or C, with two Pz Kpfw II during a short rest.

Panzer-Regiment 25/7. Panzer-Division

1940

France

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

Another photograph of the column above, taken moments earlier.

4. Panzer-Division

1940-05

Western Europe

Pz Kpfw II and Pz Kpfw III in The Netherlands.

1940-05

Netherlands

This Pz Kpfw II Ausf. B has been retrofitted with extra bolted-on armor plates on the front.

1940-05

Western Europe

Pz Kpfw II passing through a Dutch roadblock at the Dutch-German border near the village Nijswiller in the province of Limburg. A Pz Kpfw III can be seen in the background.

4. Panzer-Division

1940-05-10

Nijswiller, Netherlands

Another view of three of the tanks in the previous photograph, seen from the side, showing the damage to their drive trains.

3. Panzer-Division

1941-07

Rahachow, Belarus

Knocked-out Pz Kpfw III Ausf. G (tactical number 235) and Pz Kpfw II Ausf. C (left-most, tactical number 402) and B (right-most). The Pz Kpfw II have been retro-fitted with new commander's cupolas and armor, and at least two have smoke dischargers. The vehicles were most likely knocked out during the July 1941 combat near Rahachow.

3. Panzer-Division

1941-07

Rahachow, Belarus

Pz Kpfw II in a Russian village, together with several Pz Kpfw III and Pz Kpfw IV.

1942-09-03

Rzhev, Russia

Infantry on a ridgeline in the Caucasus mountains, with Pz Kpfw II and Pz Kpfw III passing by.

1942-09-25

Eastern Europe

Several Pz Kpfw II and Pz Kpfw III at a German army base.

Panzer-Regiment 7/10. Panzer-Division

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 II Ausf. B or C prior to September 1939.

Panzer-Regiment 11/1. Leichte-Division

Germany

Pz Kpfw II crossing a river.

Panzer-Regiment 15/11. Panzer-Division

Humorous photo of a school vehicle based on Pz Kpfw I chassis, with a Pz Kpfw II in the background.

This Pz Kpfw II Ausf. B with retrofitted modifications has slipped off a railroad car.

SS-Panzer-Abteilung 22. SS-Panzer-Division

Two Pz Kpfw II at what appears to be a military open day.

Column of Pz Kpfw II and Pz Kpfw III.

Eastern Europe

Pz Kpfw III Ausf. G or H with two Pz Kpfw II.

Pz Kpfw II Ausf. c.

Panzer-Regiment 2/1. Panzer-Division

Captured Pz Kpfw II Ausf. B in North Africa, in front of a British Daimler Dingo. The Pz Kpfw II has been retrofitted with upgrades, including bolted-on add-on armor.

21. Panzer-Division

North Africa

Parked Pz Kpfw III Ausf. E or F, with a column of Pz Kpfw II behind it.

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