Grosstraktor
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Grosstraktor (German: "large tractor") was the codename given to six prototype medium tanks built (two each) by Rheinmetall-Borsig, Krupp, and Daimler-Benz, for the Weimar Republic, in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Constructed in secret, they were tested by Reichswehr units at the Kama tank school in the Soviet Union. They were used for training and retired as monuments after the Nazi party came to power.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.name
- Grosstraktor (Großtraktor)
- Weapon.image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1979-107-13, Volkssturm, Übung mit Panzerschreck.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300px
- Weapon.caption
- The Grosstraktor (background) used as a target for Volkssturm anti-tank training in late 1944
- Weapon.origin
- Weimar Republic
- Weapon.type
- Medium tank
- Weapon.service
- 1935
- Weapon.used_by
- Weimar RepublicNazi Germany
- Weapon.design_date
- 1926-1928
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Rheinmetall, Krupp, Daimler
- Weapon.production_date
- 1928
- Weapon.number
- 6
- Weapon.weight
- (Daimler-Benz, Rheinmetall) (Krupp)
- Weapon.length
- (Daimler-Benz) (Krupp) (Rheinmetall)
- Weapon.width
- (Daimler-Benz) (Krupp) (Rheinmetall)
- Weapon.height
- (Daimler-Benz) (Krupp) (Rheinmetall)
- Weapon.crew
- 6
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- medium tank
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Mass
- 19.32
- Manufacturer
- Daimler-Benz AG
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1979-107-13, Volkssturm, Übung mit Panzerschreck.jpg
- Height
- 2.3
- Width
- 2.81
- Length
- 6.6
- Speed
- 40
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- service entry
- 1930-00-00
- total produced
- 6
- vehicle range
- 150
- armament
- 7.5 cm KwK 37
- Commons category
- Großtraktor
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Development history
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Grosstraktor (German: "large tractor") was the codename given to six prototype medium tanks built (two each) by Rheinmetall-Borsig, Krupp, and Daimler-Benz, for the Weimar Republic, in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Constructed in secret, they were tested by Reichswehr units at the Kama tank school in the Soviet Union. They were used for training and retired as monuments after the Nazi party came to power.
==Development history== After the first World War, Germany realized the value of tanks in warfare. In 1925, plans to design tanks for the Reichswehr were secretly initiated. The Grosstraktor was the first of the tank designs for the Reichswehr.
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