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A panzer is a Tank , usually a Second World War German model. The term rarely, if ever, used outside this context. ''Panzer'' also describes Armoured Forces , as in "panzer division". ''Panzer'' is a ''). German pronunciation (), English . GERMAN PANZERS ''Panzer'' is also an abbreviation of the WWII German designation for tanks, ''Panzerkampfwagen'' ("armoured combat vehicle", abbreviated ''PzKpfw''), used by the German Waffen-SS and Wehrmacht . German panzer models were given designations like '' Panzer I '', or '' Panzer VI Tiger ''. For a list, see German Armoured Fighting Vehicles Of World War II . Individual variations of these basic marks were given an ''Ausführung'' (version) letter, and consequently the field of Panzer recognition is extremely complex. Great lengths have been gone to explain the differences between a Pz.Kpfw III Ausf. E(U) and a Pz.Kpfw III Ausf. F(U), for example. The word ''panzer'' is occasionally confused with the name of the Pzkpfw V Panther Tank . Tank Destroyer s were '' Panzerjäger '' or '' Jagdpanzer '' ("hunting tanks"), self-propelled infantry guns were '' Sturmgeschütz e'' ("assault guns"), while self-propelled artillery pieces were usually referred to as '' Sonderkraftfahrzeug '' ("special-purpose vehicle"). SEE ALSO OTHER USES
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