Three of these armored cars were purchased in 1927. They were used by the Vienna police department. The Austrians modified at least one of them by adding a small commander's cupola. These units were used after the suppression of the Nazi putch and murder of Austrian Chancellor Dr. Dollfuss in July 1934. The picture on the right shows one of these units in Vienna outside the Chancellor's residence after Dr. Dollfuss' assassination. All survived WW2. |
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Two lots of CVs were furnished to Austria. 36 CV 33, Series II were furnished in late 1935, and in March 1937 another 36 CV 35, Series I were furnished. All were armed with 8mm Schwarzlose machineguns. Four companies, each with 18 CVs, were formed, based at Bruknendorf. Following the annexation to Germany, the battalion was incorporated into the 4th Leichte Panzerdivision. |
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One Landsverk L-60 tank was sold to Austria for evaluation. Most likely it had an unofficial designation of L-60 Ö. A little known fact about the Landsverk company - It was a subsidiary of Krupp. Krupp also owned Bofors - the great gun manufacturer. Germany was denied tanks by the Versailles treaty. In order to develop tanks, Germany was forced into owning front companies and testing vehicles deep within Soviet Russia prior to the advent of the NAZI's. |
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Purchased from Czechoslovakia. Exact numbers and service record are unknown. For data, see the Czechoslovakia section. |
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Developed as a heavy armored car for the Austrian army from 1934 and delivered from 1935-37. A production series was considered. When Germany occupied Austria during "Anschluss" in 1938, they obtained 27 of these units from the Austrian army (12 ADGZ road-tanks were part of the Austrian army as of March 1938, all in the Fast Division, while 14 were part of the police and gernarmerie which makes 26 - where the extra one came from described before is simply a dispute between my sources). The PzKpfw Steyr ADGZ Armored Cars were assigned to Police detachments and SS units. In 1941, the SS ordered an additional 25 ADGZ. Delivered in 1942, they entered service in Russia and the Balkans. An interesting feature of this vehicle was that there was no "rear". Either end was capable of driving the unit.
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First produced in 1935, this wheel-cum-track tank had unique featured an arrangement that was able to swing the front wheels upward via gear-driven arms. They then could be removed and put into brackets on the rear of the vehicle. The rear wheels could also be removed by driving the tracks up on blocks. A strange feature was that the front arms acted as a framework for the driver's seat.
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From 1936, the RR7 was developed by Saurer as an artillery tractor for the Austrian army. Testing was completed and in 1937, an order was placed for the tractors which were manufactured in 1938. About 12 vehicles were made prior to "Anschluss". After Austria was incorporated into Germany in 1938, the vehicle continued to be manufactured. Records indicate that a total of 140 units were built. The new designator for Germany was Sd Kfz 254. Notable features of this tank were it's wheel-cum-track layout and a diesel motor. The picture on the right is of this unit being used by the German Afrika Korps.
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