ADGZ
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| ADGZ | |
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| Type | armored car |
| Place of origin | Austria |
| Service history | |
| Used by |  Austria Nazi Germany |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 12 tons |
| Length | 6.26m |
| Width | 2.16m |
| Height | 2.56m |
| Crew | 6 |
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| Armor | 11mm |
| Primary armament |
20mm KwK 35 L/45 (with 100 rounds) or 45 mm wz. 1932 (19-K) (T-26 model 1933 turret) |
| Secondary armament |
3 x 7.92mm MG34 or 2 x 7.92mm MG34 and 1 x DT machine gun |
| Engine | Austro-Daimler M612, 6-cyl, 12 lit 150hp |
| Speed | 70km/h |
The ADGZ was originally developed as a heavy armored car for the Austrian army (it's designation was M35 Mittlere Panzerwagen) from 1934 and delivered from 1935-37.
The Austrian army was using the ADGZ armored car at the time of Anschluss. 12 were used by the army and 15 were used by the police. The Germans used them for police work and some were taken on by the SS and used on the Eastern front and in the Balkans.
The SS ordered an additional 25 ADGZ which were delivered in 1942. An interesting feature of this vehicle was that there was no "rear", either end was capable of driving the unit.
SS Heimwehr Danzig used ADGZ armored cars during the defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig on September 1, 1939.
Later after the invasion of USSR a few ADGZ armored cars were rearmed with turrets from soviet T-26 model 1933 light tank[citation needed].
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