Panzer is a loanword from the German language. The Panzerkampfwagen IV (PzKpfw IV commonly known as the Panzer IV, was a Medium tank developed in Nazi Germany in the late 1930s and used extensively The Leopard 2 is a German Main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei in the early 1970s and first entering service in 1979 A loanword (or loan word) is a word directly taken into one Language from another with little or no translation The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. The term has been accepted in English as a colloquialism to refer to a main battle tank or other armored vehicle, usually a Second World War German model. A tank is a tracked, Armoured fighting vehicle designed for Front-line combat which combines Operational mobility and tactical World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers The term is rarely used outside this context, although it can refer to modern German tanks. The Leopard 2 is a German Main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei in the early 1970s and first entering service in 1979 It is occasionally used as an adjective to imply a connection to the German WWII (Nazi) military, usually in a derogatory sense.

The German noun Panzer (plural: Panzer), German pronunciation [ˈpanʦer] (listen (help·info)), English [ˈpænzɝ], has a broad meaning translating as "armour" (in a military technical sense, and not usually used outside a martial context), or "shell" (as in thick protective animal hide, i. e. Schildkrötenpanzer means turtle shell). Turtles are Reptiles of the Order Testudines (all living turtles belong to the Crown group Chelonia) most of Besides meaning tank in the sense of a heavily armored vehicle, it can refer to medieval armour (Plattenpanzer literally translates as plate mail, Kettenpanzer as chain mail). A tank is a tracked, Armoured fighting vehicle designed for Front-line combat which combines Operational mobility and tactical Plated mail (sometimes called plated chainmail, splinted mail or splinted chainmail) is a type of mail with embedded plates Mail (also maille, often given as chain mail or chain maille) is a type of Armour or jewellery that consists of small metal rings linked The adjective gepanzert means "armoured" or "mailed".

It is derived from the French pancier ("breastplate", compare English paunch). French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people This can also refer to a piece of riding equipment see Breastplate (tack. The word has been calqued in many languages, such as Swedish pansarvagn or Finnish panssarivaunu for any tracked armoured fighting vehicle. In Linguistics, a calque (kælk or loan translation is a Word or Phrase borrowed from another Language by Literal, word-for-word

World War II

The Panzer in World War II came in a multitude of variations throughout the course of the war. The term gained infamy in English during Germany's successful Blitzkrieg armoured advances of World War II. Blitzkrieg (German for "lightning war" is a popular name for an Offensive operational-level Military doctrine which involves an initial As the war progressed, the size and capabilities of the German Panzer increased dramatically. For instance, the Panzer I weighed roughly 5. The Panzer I is a Light tank which was produced in Germany in the 1930s 4 tonnes and had relatively light armament and armor as compared to some of the later series. The Tiger II tank weighed in at a whopping 68. Tiger II is the common name of a German Heavy tank of the Second World War. 5 tonnes, with very heavy armor and armament. To keep with this pace of development, many other nations were forced to field comparable tanks such as the Soviet JS-II, United States M4 Sherman, and British Churchill tank. The Iosif Stalin tank (or IS tank, named after the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin) was a heavy Tank developed World War II foreign variants and use Lend-Lease Sherman tanks. The Tank Infantry Mk IV (A22 was a heavy British Infantry tank used in the Second World War, best known for its heavy armour and its use as the Much of the Panzer's early successes can be attributed to training and organization, and not just numbers or quality^[1].

Throughout the war, the Panzer was a key piece of the combined arms doctrines supporting the German Blitzkrieg. The tanks were used in every theater of German involvement. Their largest engagement occurred at The Battle of Prokhorovka, which saw approximately three hundred Panzers involved in a battle against five hundred Soviet models. The Battle of Prokhorovka was the largest tank battle in Military history, fought by armoured formations of Wehrmacht and the Red Army.

See also

• Tanks
• Panzertruppe
• Panzerfaust
• Panzer division

References

External links

• Detailed information about every aspect of the Panzerkampfwagen VI at the Tiger I Information Center

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