Czech AFV Production

Disposition of ex-Czech Vehicles

Vehicle	Slovakia	Romania	Hungary
TancÌk vz. 33	30
LT vz. 34	27
LT vz. 35	52		2
OA vz. 27	3	3
OA vz. 30	18	9	1

Notes: All other AFVs in the Czech armory were seized by the Germans. Hungarian vehicles were captured in October '38 when Hungary occupied parts of southern Slovakia. They were all used for training. Romanian vehicles fled there in March '39.

Monthly Production of Pz 38(t) Tanks

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
1939						21	39	18	34	30	11		153
1940	10	24	31	30	30	30	38	24	35	44	27	44	367
1941	44	50	53	49	68	57	65	64	76	53	50	49	678
1942	59	62	28	1	21	26				1			198

Monthly Production of Pz 38(t) Chassis

Year	Vehicle	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
1942	Marder III				38	82	23	50	51	50	50			344
1942	Marder III											42	68	110
1943	Marder III	60	35	30	34	26	36	99	55	107	140	91	70	618
	Grille		25	40	52	52	31					1	14	215
	Grille Mun												10	10
	Flakpz 38(t)											50	51	101
1944	Marder III	74	53	79	47	31	39							323
	Grille	20	18	30	15	21	27	14		9				154
	Grille Mun	5	10	20	18	40								93
	Flakpz 38(t)	27	13											40
	Aufkl”rer 38(t)		37	33										70

Notes: Doesn't include conversions from Pz 38(t) chassis. There is a large discrepancy between this table and claimed production total of 1217 Sdkfz 138. Grille Mun is the ammunition carrier version of the Grille.

Monthly Hetzer Production

	1944										1945
	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	Total
Planned		20	50	100	175	175	250	330	350	380	430	350	350	250	3210
Actually built	3	20	59	102	110	178	237	240	406	332	478	417	320	120	3022
BMM-built JgPz 38(t)	3	20	50	100	100	150	190	133	298	223	289	273	148	70	2047
BMM-built Bergepanzer			8	2		8	14	50	19		39	19	19	3	181
BMM-built Starr			1				3			5	5				14
Skoda-built JgPz 38(t)					10	20	30	57	89	104	145	125	153	47	780
Shipped to Units					90	127	125	161	274	309	373	277	451	175	2362

Notes: Includes 20 Hetzers converted to Flammpanzers and 75 shipped to Hungary. BMM (B–hmisch-Morawische Machinenfabrik) was the German name for the former CKD company in Prague.

Wartime Exports of Czech-built AFVs

Type	Quantity	Country	Year
Pz 35(t)	26 old	Bulgaria	1940
Skoda T-11	10 new	Bulgaria	1940-41
TNH-Sv	1	Sweden	1941
Pz 35(t)	26 old	Romania	1942
LT-38	37 new	Slovakia	1943-44
Pz 38(t)	37 old	Slovakia	1943-44
	111 old	Hungary	1941-42
	50 old	Romania	1943
	10 old	Bulgaria	1943
Marder III	18 old	Slovakia	1944
Hetzer	75 new	Hungary	1944-45

Notes: The T-11 was a slightly improved version of the Pz 35(t). New-direct from the factory; old-previously used by the Germans. The Swedes used the TNH-Sv to help their license production of the TNH design get started.

Source:

Kliment, Charles K. and Francev, VladimÌr. Czechoslovak Armored Fighting Vehicles 1918-1948; Schiffer, 1997

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