The 3,7-cm-Pak 36 is rather infamous for its inability to deal with heavy and well-armored medium Allied Tanks in France 1940 and the Soviet Union in 1941. Although, when used in France the troops in some cases were very happy with it. In this video we look at its history, capabilities, reception by the troops and aspects like crew positioning and training. If possible primary sources like original German Army Regulations were used as sources.

Disclaimer: I was invited by the Panzermuseum Munster in 2020.

English Channel of the Panzermuseum: https://www.youtube.com/c/GermanTankMuseum
German Channel of the Panzermuseum: https://www.youtube.com/c/DasPanzermuseum/featured


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Fleischer, Wolfgang: Die deutsche Panzerjägertruppe: 1935-1945: Katalog der Waffen, Munition und Fahrzeuge. Ed. Dörfler im Nebel-Verlag: Eggolsheim-Bammersdorf, Germany, 2007.

H.Dv. 299/8d: Die schwere Schwadron der Aufklärungsabteilung (tmot) Infanteriedivision. Die schwere Kompanie der Aufklärungsabteilung (mot). Die Stabsschwadron des Reiterregiments. Der Kavallerie-Panzerabwehrzug (mot Z) (Der Panzerabwehrzug (mot Z)). Heft 8. Teil d. Verlag „Offene Worte“: Berlin, Germany, 1938.

Email Dr. Roman Töppel: Stielgranate 41, 25th October 2020.

Infanteriepanzerabwehrkompanie (zu 12 Geschützen) (mot Z) KStN 184 1.10.1937
https://www.wwiidaybyday.com/kstn/kstn1841okt37.htm

Hahn, Fritz: Waffen und Geheimwaffen des deutschen Heeres 1933-1945. Dörfler Verlag: Eggolsheim, o.J.

Hogg, Ian V.: German artillery of World War Two. Paperback edition, Frontline Books: London, UK, 2013.

Kosar, Franz: Panzerabwehrkanonen 1916-1945. Motorbuch Verlag: Stuttgart, Germany, 2018.

Searle, Alaric: Genesis, Employment, Aftermath: First World War tanks and the new Warfare, 1900-1945. Helion & Company Limited: Solihull, West Midlands, England, 2015.

Evers, Dieter: Tanks. Die abenteuerliche Geschichte einer Kriegsmaschine. Ludwig Voggenreiter Verlag: Potsdam, Germany, 1939.

Heigl, Fritz: Heigl’s Taschenbuch der Tanks. Teil I. Wesen der Panzerkraftfahrzeuge. Panzererkennungsdienst A - F. hg. von Hacker, Oskar H. u. a. Neuauflage der Ausgabe von 1935, J. F. Lehmanns Verlag: München, Germany, 1970.

Zaloga, Steven: Armored Champion. The top Tanks of World War II. Stackpole Books: Mechanicsburg, US, 2015.

FM 7-35 Antitank Company, Infantry Regiment and Antitank Platoon, Infantry Battalion. March 15, 1994.
https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/ref/FM/PDFs/FM7-35.PDF

3.7cm PAK - Germany's Basic WWII Antitank Gun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypn7UJvHNtM

Niehorster, Leo: Polish Army, Mobilized Regular Infantry Division, 1 September 1939. Last accessed: 31st May 2021. http://niehorster.org/029_poland/organizations/div-inf.html


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