Pz Kpfw III Ausf, L • Tank Museum

Current Condition

The Museum’s staff have restored the tank to running order, have repainted it in its original camouflage and markings and are currently replacing many of the ancillary tools and equipment that it carried.

Vehicle History

An early production Ausf. L, modified for ‘tropical’ service, this tank was transported to Naples from Nuremburg by rail, and shipped to Bengazi on the SS Lerica, arriving on 18th July 1942. It was issued to the 8th Panzer Regiment as a replacement tank and brought the strength of the 15th Panzer Division up to 65 tanks by the beginning of August 1942. It arrived at the front between 28th and 31st July and probably fought at Alam Halfa. Information on the manufacture and service of this tank came from Tom Jentz. Subsequently captured by the British Army and shipped to the UK; the details of its capture and subsequent history are unclear.
(from Museum website)