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An overview of all the German Marder tanks and related objects in our Armor collection. The Marder (Martin) tanks were World War II German tank destroyers based on German, French or Russian tanks chassis mounting either the modified Soviet 76.2 mm 1936 divisional field gun or the German 7.5 cm PaK 40 gun.

Marder I - 7,5 cm PaK 40 auf Geschützwagen Lorraine Schleppe, (f) - Tank Destroyer

Marder I – 7,5 cm PaK 40/1 auf Geschützwagen Lorraine Schlepper (f) – Tank Destroyer

Captured French Lorraine tractors were converted into Tank Destroyers named Marder I. The Schlepper (tractor) had a 7,5 …

Posted February 18, 2023 (updated May 5, 2025) by Patrick

10,5 cm leFH 18 auf Geschützwagen 38H (f) - photo 2014

10,5 cm leFH 18 auf Geschützwagen 38H(f) – Self Propelled Artillery

After the fall of France the German army captured around 550 French Hotchkiss H35 tanks. 48 were converted …

Posted February 18, 2023 (updated February 23, 2025) by Patrick

Marder III tank destroyer with 7.62 cm PaK36(r) - photo 2014

Marder III with 7,62 cm PaK 36(r) – Panzer 38(t) Tank Destroyer

This converted Panzerkampfwagen 38 (t), formerly a Skoda tank, was outfitted with a Russian 7,62 cm anti-tank gun, …

Posted February 18, 2023 (updated May 5, 2025) by Patrick

Marder III with 7,5 cm PaK 40 – Panzer 38(t) Tank Destroyer

This converted Panzerkampfwagen 38(t), formerly a Skoda tank, was outfitted with a 7,5 cm German PaK 40 anti-tank …

Posted February 18, 2023 (updated May 5, 2025) by Patrick