An apparently fascinated group of children receive instructions on the running gear of a Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen from one of the crewmembers. The vehicle has added armor on the superstructure front; note how the visors and MG ball mount are flush with the surface. There is no bolted-on-armor plate on the superstructure side at the fender top and no Notek blackout head-lamp has been fitted (although the device was accepted for use in June of 1939). The balkenkreuz national insignia consists of a black center with a white outline, but it has been over-painted on the bottom. Both crewmen wear the black M1934 uniform; one wears an M1935 “Feldmütze” (field cap), while the other wears the black M1934 beret over a padded inner helmet. This combination of uniforms, vehicle finish and features, as well as the weather and terrain may place this photo in the early part of 1940, prior to the French Campaign.
Source :
Book "Panzer Vor: German Armor At War 1939-45" by Frank V. De Sisto
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