Kfz. / Sd.Kfz. Numbers

German Panzer (AFV) / Vehicle Sd.Kfz. & Kfz. Number to Vehicle Type

Kfz. & Sd.Kfz. Grouped

To classify all motor vehicles used by the Wehrmacht, every vehicle was given a vehicle (Kfz.) or special vehicle (Sd.Kfz.) number. Vehicle numbers were assigned to all unarmored wheeled vehicles, special vehicle numbers to all full-and half-track vehicles and armored wheeled vehicles.

The numbers were assigned by the OKH Weapons Office and gave an indication of the intended use of the vehicle, though not of its manufacturer.

During the course of the war, the troops at the front rebuilt countless vehicles (especially captured and stock vehicles), causing a thorough dissipation of this well-intended but overly rigid numbering system. The vehicles introduced as of 1943 (such as sWS, rocket battery vehicles, etc.) were no longer numbered.

The following list of vehicle numbers reflects their status in 1941. For the sake of completion, personnel vehicles are also included in the list. (Any Additions Welcome)

Kraftfahrzeug= Kfz. = Vehicle

Vehicle Kfz.	Type
1	Light Off-Road Capable Personnel Car
1/20	Light Off-Road Capable Amphibian Car
2	Radio Car
2/40	Small Repair Service Car
3	Light Survey Troop Car
4	Anti-Aircraft Troop Car
5	Medium Tank Truck
11	Medium Off-Road Capable Personnel Car
12	Medium Off-Road Capable Personnel Car
13	Machine Gun Car
14	Radio Car
15	Telephone Car, Cable Carrier, Radio Car, Intelligence Car
16	Medium Survey Car
16/1	Alerting Vehicle
17	Telephone Vehicle, Radio Vehicle, Survey Vehicle
17/1	Radio Vehicle
18	Combat Vehicle
19	Telephone Vehicle
21	Heavy Off-Road Capable Personnel Car
23	Telephone Vehicle
24	Reinforcement Vehicle
31	Ambulance
42	Intelligence Repair Shop Truck and/or Collecting Vehicle
43	Anti-Aircraft Fire Calculation Vehicle
44	Oxygen and Nitrogen Producing Vehicle
51	Repair Shop Vehicle
61	Locksmith Vehicle, Direction Finding Vehicle A, Teletype Vehicle, Telephone Service Vehicle, Radio Vehicle, Cable Measuring Vehicle, Reinforcement Vehicle
61/1	Radio Vehicle
62	Print Shop Vehicle, Light Measuring Vehicle, Sound Receiving or Measuring Vehicle Staff Evaluation Vehicle, Survey Evaluation Vehicle, Light Weather Reporting Vehicle
63	Light or Sound Measuring Center Vehicle, Calculation and Equipment Vehicle, Light or Sound Measuring Equipment Vehicle, Measuring Equipment, Alerting Vehicle
64	Measuring Equipment Vehicle
68	Radio Antenna Vehicle, Light Telephone Vehicle
69	Limber (Towed or Internally Mounted / Fastened)
70	Personnel Vehicle
72	Medium Weather Vehicle, Print Shop Vehicle, Telephone or Teletype Center Vehicle, Telephone Service Vehicle, Radio Vehicle A & B, Radio Power or Listening Vehicle, Reinforcement Vehicle, Teletype Vehicle
72/1	Teletype Vehicle
74	Anti-Aircraft Fire Calculation Vehicle
76	Observation Vehicle, Field Cable Truck
77	Telephone Vehicle
79	Repair Shop Vehicle
81	Light Anti-Aircraft Vehicle
82	Medium Anti-Aircraft Vehicle
83	Light Searchlight Vehicle I & II
92	Personnel Detoxification Vehicle
93	Clothing Detoxification Vehicle
94	Water Tank Truck
95	Store Vehicle
100	3 ton Slewing Crane on 4.5 ton Truck Chassis, 5 ton Slewing Crane on 4.5 ton Truck Chassis Drehkran (Hebekraft 3t) auf des Lhv. 4 1/2 t (gl) (Kfz.100) mit Enz Abschleppgerät

The numbers from 300 up were reserved for Luftwaffe vehicles. There were a great many variations of Kfz. 305, their array ranging from "Kfz. 305/1 teletype decoding vehicle" through "Kfz. 305/88 X-ray darkroom chamber vehicle" to "Kfz. 305/137 repair shop vehicle for aircraft/armament tool making." Their bodies differed only in some slight and insignificant ways, so that a full listing of them here should be unnecessary. (Any Additions Welcome)

Vehicle Kfz.	Type
301	Radio Antenna Vehicle
302	Radio Vehicle
303	Radio Surveillance Vehicle
305	Medium Truck (o) With Closed Uniform Body
317	Oxygen Tank Truck
343	Sprayer Tank Truck
344	Fire Hose Tender
345	Fire Engine
346	Fire Hose Truck
354	Photography / Development Processing Truck
384	Aircraft Fuel Tank Truck
385	Aircraft Fuel Tank Truck
410	Medium Anti-Aircraft Gun Truck
415	Anti-Aircraft Fire Survey Truck

Sd.Kfz. = Sonderkraftfahrzeug = Special Purpose Vehicle

Sd.Kfz.#	Vehicle Type
2	kleines Kettenkraftrad NSU HK 101
2/1	kleines Kettenkraftrad für Feldfernkabel
2/2	kleines Kettenkraftrad für schweres Feldfernkabel
3a	Glaskettenkraftwagen 2t often Maultier (Opel)
3b	Glaskettenkraftwagen 2t often Maultier (Ford)
3c	Glaskettenkraftwagen 2t often Maultier (Klockner-Humbolt-Deutz)
3a	Gleisk LKW Maultier 2t (Opel)
3b	Gleisk LKW Maultier 2t (Ford)
3c	Gleisk LKW Maultier 2t (Klockner-Humbolt-Deutz)
4	schweres Gleisk LKW Maultier 4,5t
4/1	15 cm Pz.W. 42 (Zehnling) auf Opel MAULTIER
4/1	15 cm Nebelwerfer auf 2t Maultier
6	Mittlere Zügkraftwagen - Zgkw 5t Pi
6/1	Mittlere Zügkraftwagen BNL9, 5t Art
6/2	Selbstfahrlafette 3,7cm Flak 36 Zügkraftwagen 5t
6/3	7.62 cm F.K.(r) auf gp. Selbstfahrlafette "Diana"
7	Mittlere Zügkraftwagen KMm II Zgkw 8t
7/1	Selbstfahrlafette mit 2cm Flakvierling 38
7/2	Selbstfahrlafette 3,7cm Flak 36
7/3	Munitionskraftwagen
7/4	Mittlere Zügkraftwagen mit 3 t krane
7/5	Sd.Kfz.7/5 - Artemis - 7.62cm(r) Pak auf Zgkw 8t
7/6	Flakmesstruppkraftwagen
7/9	V-2 Kontrollwagen
8	Mittlere Zügkraftwagen 12 t
9	Schwere Zügkraftwagen F3 Zgkw. 18t Bergungsfahrzeug
9/1	Drehkran auf schwere Zügkraftwagen 18t (Hebekraft 6t)
9/2	Drehkran auf schwere Zügkraftwagen 18t (Hebekraft 10t)
10	Leichte Zügkraftwagen Zgkw. D7 1t
10/1	Leichte Gasspürkraftwagen
10/2	Leichte Entgiftungskraftwagen
10/3	Leichte Sprühkraftwagen
10/4	Leichte Selbstfahrlafette 2cm Flak 30
10/5	Leichte Selbstfahrlafette 2cm Flak 38
11	Leichte Zügkraftwagen Zgkw 3t
11/1	Nebelkraftwagen
11/2	Mittlere Entgiftungskraftwagen
11/3	Mittlere Sprühkraftwagen
11/4	Nebelkraftwagen
11/5	Mittlere Gasspürkraftwagen
13	MG-Kraftwagen (MG)
14	MG-Kraftwagen (Fu.)
101	15 cm s.I.G. 33 auf Pz.Kpfw. I Ausfuhrüng B
101	4,7 cm-Pak (t) auf Pz.Kpfw. I Ausfuhrüng B
101	Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf. A
101	Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf B
101	Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf C
101	Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf F
111	Munitionsschlepper auf Pz.Kpfw. I Ausfuhrüng A
111	Munitionsschlepper auf Pz.Kpfw. I Ausfuhrüng B
111	Kl. Panzer Befehlswagen
121	Pz.Kpfw. II Ausfuhrüng a 1, a 2, a 3, b, c
121	Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf A
121	PzKpfw II Ausf B
121	PzKpfw II Ausf C
121	PzKpfw II Ausf D
121	PzKpfw II Ausf E
121	PzKpfw II Ausf F
121	Stuka-Schützenpanzerwagen (SPW), W.Gr. 42. 150mm
122	Pz.Kpfw. II (Flamm) - FLAMMPANZER II
123	Pz.Spw. LUCHS (Pz.Kpfw. II Ausfuhrüng L)
124	10,5 cm le.F.H. 18/2 auf Gw. II WESPE
131	7,5 cm PaK 40/2 auf Pz.Jäg. II Ausfuhrüng A - C MARDER II
132	7,5 cm PaK 40/2 auf Pz.Jäg. II Ausfuhrüng D u. E 7,62cm PaK(r) auf Fgst. Pz.Kpfw. II (Sf) MARDER II
132	7,62 cm Pak 86 (r) auf Pz.Jäg. II Ausfuhrüng D u. Z
135	7,5 cm PaK 40/1 auf Gw. Lorraine Schlepper (f) MARDER I