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Armour protection of the leichter Panzerspähwagen
Part II -the prequel Our recent Inside Track article discussed how the armour thickness of the Foundation’s three le.Pz.Sp.Wg. was only designed to protect the…
Part II -the prequel Our recent Inside Track article discussed how the armour thickness of the Foundation’s three le.Pz.Sp.Wg. was only designed to protect the…
As members of the Weald Foundation, you will no doubt be aware we have made and continue to make a number of documentaries on vehicles…
The Foundation is often asked about the armour protection of our three leichter Panzerspähwagen. Especially so since we have been featuring our restoration specialists bringing…
The Foundation’s process of establishing the book ends utilising Fahrgestellnummern (chassis numbers) is once again in focus as we work to determine the exterior detail…
It often comes as a surprise to learn that most German armoured vehicles were not equipped with radios that would allow them to communicate with…
In 1939 South Africa was known as the ‘Union of South Africa’, a British Empire Dominion that allowed it co-equal status with the United Kingdom.…
While the Weald Foundation is not uniform collector, we have found an overlap with this field in the securing of Gasmaskendose (Gas Mask Container) to…
The last Inside Track article on this topic was in December 2022. This covered the Behälter fϋr Sprengminen (holder for explosive mines). A great deal…
Part 1 of this Inside Track article identified the first two types of Ölmessstab (Dipstick) ending with the correct dipstick as determined for our 1939…
Behälter (Holder) In Part 1 we covered the two types of Stationsuhr (Station Clocks) that are within and are necessary for the Weald Foundation collection.…
2024 Update Due to a delayed shipment of important parts, we are proceeding with the unscheduled restoration of our Kleiner Panzerfunkwagen (Sd.Kfz.261) Ausf.B, 5.Serie. We…
An exciting part of completing any project, beyond ensuring the restoration details are as close as possible to the original, is to locate and secure…
Part 2 – The Hochantenne (High Antenna) The following is essentially a translation from an Ausbildungsvorschrift (Training document) with additional input from other documents and…
When used by the Wehrmacht the Leichter Panzerspähwagen (Fu) Sd.Kfz.223 Ausf.A was fitted with a 30-Watt Sender – W.S.30 (transmitter) and a Tornister Empfänger -Torn…
There are so many interesting historical aspects to these early leichter Panzerspähwagen that must be preserved and documented as many detailed technical features were eliminated…
Another look at the highly successful launch event here at the Weald Foundation premises of our Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie armoured car. This provided us with the…
The experience of all those involved in the completion of our Sd.Kfz.223 3.Serie project and the Sd.Kfz.222 4.Serie that preceded it is mixture of elation…
New evidence has emerged…. The German account of the Brasparts raid in Brittany on 16 August 1944 can now be expanded by the report from…
In response to those who asked for images of the Members Open Day 2024. For those of you who managed to attend an excellent event…
The Story Behind Our Brittany Sd.Kfz.223. Our 3 Series Sd.Kfz.223 was discovered abandoned behind the La Poste office in Sizun in Brittany, France. This Leichte…
Why was this armoured car abandoned? The most obvious questions here are which unit this armoured car belonged to and what was it doing outside…