Panther tank

The Panther ({{Audio|De-Panther-pronunciation.ogg|listen}}) was a tank of Nazi Germany in World War II that served from mid-1943 to end of the war in Europe in 1945. It was intended as a counter to the T-34, and to replace the Panzer IV and III, though it served along with them and the heavier Tigers until the end of the war.

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Tank - Nazi Germany - World War II - 1943 - 1945 - T-34 - Panzer IV - III - Tiger

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Until 1944 it was designated as the Panzerkampfwagen V Panther and had the Ordnance inventory designation of Sd.Kfz. 171. On 27 February 1944, Hitler ordered that the tank only be known as Panther.

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1944 - 27 February

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