THE MOST IMPORTANT GERMAN TANK OF WW2? Developed in the 1930s, the Panzer III chassis was the basis of around 18,000 vehicles – more than a quarter of all German tank and assault guns created during WW2. Over 5,700 of these builds were as a medium tank and there were a dozen different combat variations, as well as command tanks and even a flamethrower version. In the early war years, they worked alongside the Panzer IV as frontline anti-tank vehicles. Panzer IIIs were used in the occupation of P