The 5 cm Pak 38 was a German anti-tank gun of 50 mm calibre. It was developed in 1938 by Rheinmetall-Borsig AG as a successor to the 3.7 cm Pak 36, and was in turn followed by the 7.5 cm Pak 40. The u
German soldiers with 5cm Pak 38 during the Tunisian Campaign
5 cm Pak 38 in the Hunnerpark, Nijmegen
Pak 38 on the Eastern Front, 1944.
The Pak 36 is a 3.7 cm / 37mm caliber German anti-tank gun used during the Second World War. It was the main anti-tank weapon of Wehrmacht Panzerjäger units until 1942. Developed by Rheinmetall in 193
5 cm Pak 38
…cm Panzerabwehrkanone 38 (L/60)) was a German anti-tank gun of 50 mm calibre. It was developed in 1938 by Rheinmetall-Borsig AG as a successor to the 3.7 cm Pak 36, and was in turn followed by the 7.5 cm Pak 40. The unique curved gun-shield design differed from most WWII anti-tank guns which had either one flat…
A Pak 36 in Northern France, 1944
German soldiers with the 3.7 cm Pak 36 anti-tank gun in Belgium, May 1940.
Five German soldiers of the 89th Infantry Regiment with a 3.7 cm Pak 36 anti-tank gun on a Kharkov street during the First Battle of Kharkov in October 1941. A sandbag barricade is visible in the background.
Stahlhelm-wearing Chinese soldiers deploying a Pak 36.