page_title: Schwerer Panzerspähwagen
hierarchical_section_title: Schwerer Panzerspähwagen
caption_attribution_description: Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung Koblenz 29
context_page_description: The term Schwerer Panzerspähwagen, covers the six- and eight-wheeled armoured cars Germany used during the Second World War.
  In the German Army, armoured cars were intended for the traditional cavalry missions of reconnaissance and screening. They scouted ahead and to the flank of advancing mechanized units to assess enemy location, strength and intention. Their primary role was reconnaissance, but they would engage similar or light units and at times attempt to capture enemy patrols.
context_section_description: The term Schwerer Panzerspähwagen (German: "heavy armoured reconnaissance vehicle), covers the six- and eight-wheeled armoured cars Germany used during the Second World War.
  In the German Army, armoured cars were intended for the traditional cavalry missions of reconnaissance and screening. They scouted ahead and to the flank of advancing mechanized units to assess enemy location, strength and intention. Their primary role was reconnaissance, but they would engage similar or light units and at times attempt to capture enemy patrols.
caption: Sd.Kfz. 231 8 rad at the Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung Koblenz
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