History
Following
the armistice of the 8 september 1943, operation “Achse” began on 9 september
1943 to neutralize and disarm the Italian army. Germans captured large
quantities of military equipment and acquired the means to continue production,
produce spare parts and repair their new beutepanzer.
(source
Bundesarchiv)
Denomination |
Seized Guglilemi 8/9/1943 |
Seized Regenberg 1/10/1943 |
Production 1943 Gu g Reg |
Production 1944 Gug Reg |
Prod 1945 Gug |
Prod Total Gug |
Prod Total Reg |
S37 250(i) |
37 |
|
|
|
|
37 |
|
Fiat 665 (i) |
Dozens |
|
|
|
|
Dozens |
|
Lince 202 (i) |
1 |
|
|
100 |
29 |
130 |
|
Lancia 1ZM (i) |
2 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
AB40-41 201(i) |
87 |
|
23 |
|
|
110 |
|
AB43 203 (i) |
|
|
|
60 |
42 |
102 |
|
L3 731(i) |
148 |
|
|
17
17 |
|
165 |
17 |
L3 732 (i)(Fl) |
Some |
|
|
|
|
Some |
|
L6 733 (i) |
106 |
|
15 |
15 |
|
121 |
|
Bef L6 733 (i) |
Some |
|
1
1 |
1
1 |
|
Some+2 |
2 |
M40 735 (i) |
22 |
21 |
|
|
|
22 |
21 |
M41 736 (i) |
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
3 |
1 |
M42 738 (i) |
124 |
95 |
|
28
28 |
|
152 |
123 |
P40 737 (i) |
3 |
5 |
13 |
48 61 |
|
64 |
66 |
Without motor |
1 |
|
11 |
29
38 |
|
41 |
38 |
StuG L6 630 (i) |
78 |
78 |
52
52 |
22
22 |
|
152 |
152 |
K.do Wg L6 630 (i) |
8 |
16 |
9 |
27 |
|
44 |
16 |
Bef L6 670 (i) |
Some |
|
7 7 |
3
3 |
|
Some+10 |
10 |
Gep Sfl M41 801 (i) |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
StuG M42 850 (i) |
131 |
123 |
8
0 |
47
55 |
|
186 |
178 |
StuG M42 851 (i) |
36 |
36 |
50
30 |
30
50 |
|
116 |
116 |
Pz.Bef.Wg M41 771 (i) |
Some |
|
|
|
|
Some |
|
Pz.Bef.Wg M41 772 (i) |
16 |
|
1
0 |
37
39 |
3 |
57 |
39 |
StuG M43 853 (i) |
26 |
26 |
24
8 |
67
79 |
|
117 |
113 |
StuG M42 851 (i) |
|
1 |
|
10
10 |
19 |
30 |
11 |
StuG M42 852 (i) |
|
|
|
8
7 |
3 |
11 |
7 |
Gep.Sfl M43 854 (i) |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
(source
ebay)
Italian captured AFV on Deutsche Reichsbahn wagons.
Source:
- Thomas L Jentz
& Werner Regenberg, “Panzer Tracts No. 19-2 Beute-Panzerkampfwagen British,
American, Russian and Italian Tanks
captured from 1940 to 1945
- Daniele
Guglielmi, “Italian Armour in German Service
1943–1945)