In the early stages of the war, the German army mainly used
the
Sd.Kfz. 9 18 ton
halftrack prime mover as its main recovery vehicle shortages
of these vehicles and the increasing weight of German tanks,
resulted in number tank chassis being modified so they were
able to recover tanks which involved removing the turret and
installing a large wooden box where the turret would have
been and equipped with, winches, towbars, couplings, some
variants had cranes fitted, and a variety of recovery gear
they were called Bergpanzer.
German Military Vehicles.
ISBN-10: 087349783X
Armoured Fighting Vehicles of Germany World War II.
ISBN-10: 0214203077
Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World Two.
ISBN-10: 1854095188
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