There were no strict rules regarding number series. For example, the
Pz. Kpfw. II Ausf. L was designed and named as a reconnaissance vehicle, yet was placed in the 100-series rather than the 200-series. Overall, the vehicles were placed in these categories:
Sd.Kfz. 1 to 99: Unarmoured half-tracked vehicles
Sd.Kfz. 100 to 199: Tanks and tank variants, such as tank destroyers and self-propelled artillery
Sd.Kfz. 200 to 299: Reconnaissance vehicles, armoured cars, armored personnel carriers, and command tanks
Sd.Kfz. 300 and above: Mine-clearing and demolition charge laying vehicles
Designations
Sd.Kfz. 1 to 99
Sd.Kfz. 1 (Krupp/Daimler Geschützkraftwagen Kraftwagen 19; number later deleted)
Sd.Kfz. 2 (Krupp/Daimler Tractor; number later reassigned)
Sd.Kfz. 2 (Kettenkrad light half-track "tracked motorcycle") Kettenkrad Sd.Kfz. 2 in Russia
Sd.Kfz. 2/1 (Field cable-laying variant for long distance field cable Feldfernkabel)
Sd.Kfz. 2/2 (Field cable-laying variant for heavy field cable Schweres Feldkabel)
Sd.Kfz. 3 (Armored version of Daimler DZVR; number later reassigned)
Sd.Kfz. 3 -
Maultier half-track cargo vehicle Sd.Kfz. 3 (Maultier) unloaded from a
Messerschmitt Me 323 "Gigant" transport aircraft
Sd.Kfz. 138 (
Marder III self-propelled 75 mm anti-tank gun)Marder III (Sd.Kfz. 138) had either a Soviet 76.2 mm F-22 field gun, or German 7.5 cm Pak 40 on a
Panzer 38(t) chassis
^Chamberlain, Peter; Doyle, Hilary (1978). Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two: A complete illustrated directory of German battle tanks, armoured cars, self-propelled guns and semi-tracked vehicles, 1933-1945. Arco Pub. Co. p. 17.
ISBN978-0668045650.
There were no strict rules regarding number series. For example, the
Pz. Kpfw. II Ausf. L was designed and named as a reconnaissance vehicle, yet was placed in the 100-series rather than the 200-series. Overall, the vehicles were placed in these categories:
Sd.Kfz. 1 to 99: Unarmoured half-tracked vehicles
Sd.Kfz. 100 to 199: Tanks and tank variants, such as tank destroyers and self-propelled artillery
Sd.Kfz. 200 to 299: Reconnaissance vehicles, armoured cars, armored personnel carriers, and command tanks
Sd.Kfz. 300 and above: Mine-clearing and demolition charge laying vehicles
Designations
Sd.Kfz. 1 to 99
Sd.Kfz. 1 (Krupp/Daimler Geschützkraftwagen Kraftwagen 19; number later deleted)
Sd.Kfz. 2 (Krupp/Daimler Tractor; number later reassigned)
Sd.Kfz. 2 (Kettenkrad light half-track "tracked motorcycle") Kettenkrad Sd.Kfz. 2 in Russia
Sd.Kfz. 2/1 (Field cable-laying variant for long distance field cable Feldfernkabel)
Sd.Kfz. 2/2 (Field cable-laying variant for heavy field cable Schweres Feldkabel)
Sd.Kfz. 3 (Armored version of Daimler DZVR; number later reassigned)
Sd.Kfz. 3 -
Maultier half-track cargo vehicle Sd.Kfz. 3 (Maultier) unloaded from a
Messerschmitt Me 323 "Gigant" transport aircraft
Sd.Kfz. 138 (
Marder III self-propelled 75 mm anti-tank gun)Marder III (Sd.Kfz. 138) had either a Soviet 76.2 mm F-22 field gun, or German 7.5 cm Pak 40 on a
Panzer 38(t) chassis
^Chamberlain, Peter; Doyle, Hilary (1978). Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two: A complete illustrated directory of German battle tanks, armoured cars, self-propelled guns and semi-tracked vehicles, 1933-1945. Arco Pub. Co. p. 17.
ISBN978-0668045650.