Another series of Sd Kfz 251 variants that served with German panzergrenadier units were command and control vehicles. One such vehicle was the Sd Kfz 251/6 Kommandopanzerwagen command vehicle. Produced only in small numbers, the Sd Kfz 251/6 was a dedicated senior officer’s vehicle, designed to be used solely by divisional and corps commanders. Consequently, the vehicle’s interior
SdKfz 251/20 ‘Uhu’
Crew: 5
Maximum road speed: 52.5km/h (32.5mph) Maximum range: 300km (186 miles)
Weight: 7810kg (17,2181b)
Equipment: One infra-red searchlight
Above: Watched by members of the pioneer section of the panzergrenadiers aboard a Sd Kfz 251/7, the rest of the squad clear a fallen tree. A number of pioneer vehicles accompanied the regular panzergrenadiers to deal with such events.
Contained office facilities such as enciphering equipment and a fold-down map table. In addition, this vehicle carried several powerful communications systems. Similar APC command variants employed by the panzergrenadiers included the Sd Kfz 251/3 Funkwagen radio vehicle, the Sd Kfz 251/11 Fernsprechwagen telephone line laying vehicle, and the Sd Kfz 251/19 telephone exchange vehicle.
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