The Panzerbefehlwagen 38(t) was the dedicated radio command version of the Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) fitted with a Heckantenna (rear antenna) for the Fu 8 transceiver. This type was used in company and higher headquarters, but also in dedicated communications as seen here with 2.Kompanie / Panzer-Nachrichten-Abteilung 83, part of the signals battalion of 7. Panzer-Division. The large ‘K’ on the lower bow plate is the insignia of Panzergruppe Kleist – XXII. Armeekorps (motorisiert) – at the time of the Battle of France; a command pennant is painted on the plate over the hull machinegun station.
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"Panzer 38(t) vs BT-7: Barbarossa 1941" by Steven J. Zaloga
