The Panzerfaust was a development family of single-shot man-portable anti-tank systems developed by Nazi Germany during World War II. The weapons were the first single-use light anti-tank weapons base
A German soldier aims a Panzerfaust 30 using the integrated leaf sight.
Faustpatrone 30 (top) and Panzerfaust 60 (bottom)
Sectional view of Faustpatrone 30 (top) and Panzerfaust 60 (bottom) warheads
Four Panzerfaust 30s in their original shipping crate, on display at the Helsinki Military Museum
The Volkssturm was a levée en masse national militia established by Nazi Germany during the last months of World War II. It was set up by the Nazi Party on the orders of Adolf Hitler and established o
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…the same effect against modern main battle tanks. Panzerfaust-armed German soldiers on the Eastern Front in 1945 Germany February or March 1945: AVolkssturm member being trained to use the Panzerfaust to prepare for the imminent invasion of their homeland by the allies June 1944: A German Fallschirmjäger…
Volkssturmmänner marching in Berlin, November 1944. Most of the men are carrying Panzerfaust launchers; the man at the bottom carries an MG34.
Publication of the decree on the formation of the Volkssturm, 20 October 1944, first page
Second page of the publication of the decree on the formation of the Volkssturm, 20 October 1944
An SS Propaganda Company photograph of Volkssturm, 21 October 1944; only the men on the far left and far right end of the line appear to be uniformed members, with the far right being an Ordnungspolizei officer.