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I could easily name an additional four! (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by regdog@lemmy.world to c/historymemes@lemmy.world

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Panzer V, Panzer VI, Panzer VII, Panzer VIII ...

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[–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

TIL the Panther, Tiger, and Maus are also named the Pz. V, Pz. VI, and Pz. VIII. Never heard of the Panzer VII before, looks weird. Almost like a German IS-2.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 10 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Panzer (or Panzerkampfwagen) is just the German word for tank, so they were basically just numbering the models...

[–] Microw@piefed.zip 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Well that's true, but probably a development over the years. The original German meaning of the word Panzer is "armor/armored".

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago

Yeah, the shortening to "Panzer" was likely a process, but I would still say it was the name of the category throughout that process. It just seems weird to say that "tank 4" is the dedicated name for a specific model. Technically, you can refer to a specific model that way, but it is still just iteration 4 of a concept.

[–] SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

Well, yeah. I'm aware. I've just never seen them referred to like that, and I do have an interest in tanks so I was surprised.