German antitank weapons names & designations

German & captured Weapons and Equipment

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Few German weapons of World War II were given popular names, and those that were recognized officially as such numbered even fewer. * Flakvierling: A concatenation of the official type designation for the four-barrel 20 mm antiaircraft cannon. * Panzerfaust: A German weapon which went only by its name and not a traditional designation, the Panzerfaust was produced in a number of marks, each adding a new number after the name correlating to nominal range of the weapon * Panzerschreck

Anti-tank weapons * Panzerbüchse 35 (polnisch) (PzB 35(p)) - a captured Polish Kb ppanc wz.35 anti-tank rifle * Panzerbüchse 38 anti-tank rifle * Panzerbüchse 39 anti-tank rifle * Panzerbüchse Boyes - a captured British Boys 0.55 Anti-tank rifle * Sturmpistole, modified flare gun * Panzerfaust - pre-loaded anti-tank munition * Panzerschreck - a stronger, German variation of the American Bazooka