303517 Modeler 1/35 German tank T II C

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Tank T-IIS (Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.(C), Germany, 1938.

Panzerkampfwagen II tanks, abbreviated as Pz.Kpfw II (military designation Sd. Kfz 121), at the end of the thirties became the basis of the armored forces of Germany. In Russia and the allies called them T-II (by analogy with the familiar names of Soviet tanks). 
Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf. C — the third serial modification, characterized by enhanced up to 29-35 mm frontal armor and a number of small changes.
as Of September 1, 1939, German troops had 1,223 PZ tanks.Kpfw II During the Polish campaign, the Wehrmacht lost 259 cars, but irretrievable losses amounted to only 83 units. By the early offensive in the West, 10 on may 1940 year, in the composition of the allocated for this ten tank divisions was 920 Pz. II. In the French campaign, 240 cars were lost. PZ Tanks.II 2, 5, 8, 9, 11 and 14 th tank divisions took part in the fighting in Yugoslavia and Greece. PZ Was Used.II also in North Africa against British troops.
June 22, 1941, the panzerwaffe had 1074 tanks, from which the operations against the USSR were involved in 825 normal and 84 flamethrower vehicles. During 1941, 424 tanks were lost on the Eastern front. Pz.II were used until 1943. In operation "Citadel" was attended by 70 Pz.II.
By the end of 1942 much of tanks Pz.II was removed from the front and transferred to the training units and secondary fronts. Production of these tanks was discontinued in 1943, and the remaining chassis were used to create ACS (mainly Wespe and Marder II). In March 1945, the troops had only 145 Pz.II.