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As with most tank destroyers, the crew was highly vulnerable, their only protection coming from a frontal gun shield; the gun also had a very limited traverse.
202 of these vehicles were converted, 132 by Alkett and 70 by Skoda. There is a slight difference between them, as the variation by Skoda had a seven sided gun shield versus the five sided model by Alkett.
They were first used in France, and continued to see action in North Africa and on the Eastern Front. After being withdrawn in 1943 on arrival of better vehicles, the Panzerjäger were relegated to policing activities such as anti- partisan operations in the Balkans.
| German armored fighting vehicles of World War II |
| Tanks |
| Panzer I | Panzer II | Panzer III | Panzer IV | Panzer V - Panther | Panzer VI - Tiger, Tiger II | Panzer 35(t) | Panzer 38(t) |
| Self-propelled artillery |
| Hummel | Bison I | Bison II | Wespe | Brummbär | Sturmtiger |
| Assault guns |
| Sturmgeschütz III | Sturmgeschütz IV |
| Tank destroyers |
| Panzerjäger I | Hetzer | Jagdpanzer IV | Jagdpanther | Marder I | Marder II | Marder III | Nashorn | Jagdtiger | Elefant |
| Armored cars |
| SdKfz 221 | SdKfz 222 | SdKfz 223 | SdKfz 232 |
| Self propelled anti-aircraft |
| Möbelwagen | Wirbelwind | Ostwind |
| Experimental vehicles |
| Maus | Ratte |
| German armored fighting vehicle production during World War II |