Development of the Sd. Kfz. 7 can be traced back to a 1934 requirement for an 8-ton half-track. The vehicle first appeared in 1938 and was destined to be used mainly as the tractor for the 8.8cm flak gun. The Sd. Kfz. 7 was an extremely useful vehicle, employed both as a weapons carrier and prime mover by the Wehrmacht. They also saw service as observation and command posts for V2 rocket batteries. The vehicle could carry up to 12 men and a considerable quantity of supplies, as well as pulling up to 8000kg (17,600 lbs) of equipment. Most were fitted with a winch, which enabled them to pull smaller disabled vehicles out of mud or other quagmires. A mainstay of the German Army, the Sd. Kfz. 7 was even admired by the enemies of the Reich. In fact, the British tried to make exact copies of captured Sd. Kfz. 7s and some vehicles were appropriated for use by the Allies after World War II.

Pictured here is a 1:72 scale replica of a German Sd. Kfz. 7 8-ton personnel carrier / prime mover dubbed "Marta" and attached to the 1.SS Panzer Division "LSSAH". Sold Out!

Dimensions
Length: 3-3/4-inches
Width: 1-1/4-inches

Release Date: November 2019

Historical Account: "Expanding Waist Line" - Sd.Kfz. 7 SS-924015 belonged to the 1.SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler and bore the name Marta. The SS Leibstandarte was founded in 1933 as a bodyguard unit for Adolf Hitler. Over time the unit grew in size and in 1939 became a separate unit of the Waffen SS. The SS Leibstandarte took part in the invasion of Poland and Operation Barbarossa. By the end of WWII the unit had grown from a regiment to a Panzer Regiment and by 1945 a complete armored division. In 2017, SS-924015 was seen at the War and Peace Revival at Hop Farm, Kent, UK.