Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks attract much of the attention in accounts of the 1940 invasion. Half-tracks and lorries provided transport on which the army depended. The photographs include vehicles used to tow artillery. Germany's persistent shortage of logistical vehicles limited the transport available to support its forces.
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The German vehicle shortage behind the panzers
Half-tracks and lorries supported the German advance, yet shortages of logistical vehicles persisted behind the Panzer formations.