SdKfz 9

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88 cm Flak 18 Sfl auf Zugkraftwagen 18t sdkfz 9

8,8 cm Flak 18 (Sfl.) auf Zugkraftwagen 18t sdkfz 9 AT Gun

8,8cm Flak 37 Selbstfahrlafette auf 18 ton Zugkraftwagen (Sd.Kfz. 9)

8,8cm Flak 37 Selbstfahrlafette auf 18 ton Zugkraftwagen (Sd.Kfz. 9)

Sdkfz 9 with 88 mm flak

8.8 cm Flak 18 (Sfl.) auf Zugkraftwagen 18t (Sd.Kfz. 9) - variant with 88mm Flak gun for anti-tank duties.

8.8 cm FlaK 37 (Sf) auf Fgst Zgkw 18t SdKfz 9

8.8 cm FlaK 37 (Sf) auf Fgst Zgkw 18t SdKfz 9 (FlaK FAMO)

Burned out SdKfz 9

Burned out SdKfz 9 Famo

SdKfz 9/1 crane

Drehkran auf Fgst des schweren Zgkw 18t Sd.Kfz.9/1 - crane

German 18 ton heavy half track FAMO

German 18 ton heavy half track FAMO

German 18 ton heavy half track FAMO and tank transporter

German 18 ton heavy half track FAMO and tank transporter

German half track Sd.Kfz. 9 „Famo”

German half track Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo

German soldier posing beside a SdKfz 9

German soldier posing beside a SdKfz 9

Prime mover SdKfz 9 FAMO (Fahrzeug- und Motorenbau GmbH)

Prime mover SdKfz 9 FAMO

Sd kfz 9 Famo halftrack

Sd.Kfz 9 Famo (Fahrzeug- und Motorenbau GmbH)

Sdkfz 9 Famo Italy

Sd.kfz. 9 Famo Italy

SdKfz 9/1 towing a Sd.Kfz. 250

Sd.Kfz. 9/1 towing a Sd.Kfz. 250

Sd.Kfz.9 FAMO 18 ton Halftrack

Sd.Kfz.9 FAMO 18 ton Halftrack

Sd.Kfz.9 FAMO 18 ton Halftrack with trailer

Sd.Kfz.9 FAMO 18 ton Halftrack with trailer

Sdkfz 8 Wehrmacht heavy halftracks

Sdkfz 8 Wehrmacht heavy halftracks

German Sdkfz 9 (s. Zgkw. 18t) Famo halftrack

Sdkfz 9 (s. Zgkw. 18t) Famo halftrack

SdKfz 9 4

SdKfz 9 4

Sdkfz 9 FAMO 18 ton Halftrack

Sdkfz 9 FAMO 18 ton Halftrack

Sdkfz 9 (s. Zgkw. 18t) Famo halftrack

Sdkfz 9 Famo halftrack

SdKfz 9 Famo

SdKfz 9 Famo Halftrack and tank transporter Sd.Ah.116 France

Sdkfz 9 Famo in winter

Sdkfz 9 Famo in winter

Sdkfz 9 FAMO towing Panzer III Russia 1941

Sdkfz 9 FAMO towing Panzer III Russia 1941

SdKfz 9 Famo with trailer

SdKfz 9 Famo with trailer

Sdkfz 9 May 1945 Chemnitz Germany

Sdkfz 9 May 1945 in Chemnitz Germany

SdKfz 9 named Elli

SdKfz 9 named Elli

SdKfz 9 of the 10th Panzer Division

SdKfz 9 of the 10th Panzer Division loaded onto flatbed railway

SdKfz 9 towing tank transporter Sd.Ah. 116 2

SdKfz 9 towing tank transporter Sd.Ah. 116 2

SdKfz 9 towing tank transporter Sd.Ah. 116

SdKfz 9 towing tank transporter Sd.Ah. 116 with Panzer III

SdKfz 9 winch cable

SdKfz 9 winch cable, rear view

SdKfz 9/1 FAMO crane

SdKfz 9/1 FAMO crane variant

Sdkfz 9 ww2 german halftrack

Sdkfz 9/1 ww2 german halftrack

Wehrmacht Sdkfz 9 Halftrack on Ferry Barge

Wehrmacht Sdkfz 9 Halftrack on Ferry Barge

Sd.Kfz. 9 “Famo” (alias schwerer Zugkraftwagen 18t FAMO Typ “F 3”) was a German half-track that saw widespread use in World War II, and the heaviest half-track vehicle of any type built in quantity in Germany during the war years. Bibliography:

  • German Half-Tracks of World War Two - Frank V. De Sisto, Concord Armor At War 7054
  • FAMO: Schwerer Zugkraftwagen 18 t (Sd.Kfz.9) - Auriga Publishing International History File 002; 2006
  • Der Schwere Zugkraftwagen 18 t Sd.Kfz.9 FAMO - Walter E. Seifert, Waffen-Arsenal Special Band 36
  • Schwerer Zugkraftwagen 18 to and Variants Famo "Bulle" (Sd.kfz. 9) - Dr. Nicolaus Hettler, Nuts & Bolts Vol.12
  • Halbkettenfahrzeuge: German Half-track Vehicles 1939-1945 - J. Williamson, Almark Publishing, Wehrmacht illustrated No.4
  • German Half-Tracked Vehicles of World War 2: Unarmoured Support Vehicles of the German Army 1933-45 - John Milsom, Arms & Armour Press 1975
  • Die Halbkettenfahrzeuge des Deutschen Heeres 1909 - 1945 - Walter J. Spielberger, Motorbuch Verlag 1993
  • Halbketten-Fahrzeuge - Uwe Feist , Das Waffen-Arsenal Band 8 (german)