German Camouflage: Jagdpanzer IV, Part I




1st part of the German camouflage series for Jagdpanzer IV.

The Jagdpanzer IV, Sd.Kfz. 162, was a German tank destroyer based on the Panzer IV chassis and built in three main variants. As one of the casemate-style turretless Jagdpanzer (tank destroyer, literally “hunting tank”) designs, it was developed against the wishes of Heinz Guderian, the inspector general of the Panzertruppen, as a replacement for the Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III). Guderian objected against the needless, in his eyes, diversion of resources from Panzer IV tank production, as the Sturmgeschütz III was still more than adequate for its role.

Officially, only the L/48-armed vehicle was named Jagdpanzer IV. The L/70-armed vehicle was named Panzer IV/70. In this article, both versions are referred to in general as Jagdpanzer IV, except in the variants and surviving vehicles section.

German Camouflage Jagdpanzer IV
1st SS Panzer Division – Hungary, March 1945
German Camouflage Jagdpanzer IV
2nd Panzer Division – Germany, March 1945
German Camouflage Jagdpanzer IV
2nd SS Panzer Division – Hungary, March 1945
German Camouflage Jagdpanzer IV
3rd SS Panzer Division – Hungary, March 1945
German Camouflage Jagdpanzer IV
9th Panzer Division – Germany, 1945
German Camouflage Jagdpanzer IV
9th SS Panzer Division – Hungary, 1945
German Camouflage Jagdpanzer IV
9th SS Panzer Division – Hungary, May 1945
German Camouflage Jagdpanzer IV
12th SS Panzer Division – Hungary, 1945
German Camouflage Jagdpanzer IV
15th Panzer Grenadier Division – Italy, 1944
German Camouflage Jagdpanzer IV
23rd Panzer Division – Hungary, March 1945
German Camouflage Jagdpanzer IV
Herman Goering Panzer Division – Poland, August 1944
German Camouflage Jagdpanzer IV
Herman Goering Panzer Division – East Prussia, February 1945

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