The German light four-wheel drive armored vehicle Sd.Kfz. 223 was radio communication vehicle for reconnaissance units...The German light four-wheel drive armored vehicle Sd.Kfz. 223 was radio communication vehicle for reconnaissance units. It was designed by Eisenwerken Weserhutte on the Horch 801/EG chassis. In 1935-1944 550 vehicles were produced. Light two-axis vehicles were mostly in the complement of Wehrmacht tank divisions. They took part in Polish and French campaigns and in "Barbarossa" operation. In conditions of Russian bad roads, it became understanding that light armored cars have limited tactical mobility. Much more effective were using of them in German African Corps.
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