Major manufacturer of armored vehicles during World War II
Former main entrance of the Alkett Administration building on Breitenbachstraße in Berlin
Alkett (German: Altmärkische Kettenwerk GmbH, lit. 'Altmark track works') was a major manufacturer of armored vehicles for the Wehrmacht during World War II. The main factory was located in Berlin-Borsigwalde on the Breitenbachstraße. As more sites were added, the name changed to Altmärkische Kettenwerke.
Alkett (German: Altmärkische Kettenwerk GmbH, lit. 'Altmark track works') was a major manufacturer of armored vehicles for the Wehrmacht during World War...
Tiger I hulls were to be sent to Henschel for chassis assembly and then to Alkett where the superstructures would be mounted. The first prototype was ready...
divided between Krupp, responsible for the chassis, armament and turret and Alkett, who would be responsible for final assembly. The Maus tank was originally...
destroying these more heavily armoured tanks became clear. In February 1942, the Alkett (Altmärkische Kettenwerke GmbH) arms firm of Berlin designed a tank destroyer...
anti-tank gun. The design for the Wespe was produced by Alkett, based on the Panzer II Ausf. F chassis. Alkett had earlier worked with Alfred Becker to convert...
rocket launchers and mortars. Working with Altmärkische catenary Gmbh (Alkett), steel shielding was shipped from Germany to armour the vehicles. The men...
Percent of GDP 25% (1939) 75% (1944) Industry Domestic suppliers See list Alkett Auto Union Blohm+Voss BMW Daimler-Benz Dornier Flugzeugwerke Focke-Wulf...
During the period before the war, all companies with the exception of Alkett (which was under the control of Rhine-Metal Borsig, a subsidiary of the...
c, A, B, and C tanks were built from March 1937 through April 1940 by Alkett, FAMO, Daimler-Benz, Henschel, MAN, MIAG, and Wegmann. These models were...
armour on the top or rear, leaving the crew with very little protection. Alkett built 150 Marder II (Sd. Kfz. 132) in April/May 1942 and Wegmann converted...
launchers and field guns to anti-aircraft guns and railway guns. The subsidiary Alkett (Altmärkische Kettenwerke) was founded in Berlin in 1937 for the development...
of all Panzer III and Panzer IV based designs, with involvement of the Alkett, Argus, Adler and Porsche firms. This family would include medium reconnaissance...
anti-aircraft gun Place of origin Nazi Germany Production history Designer Alkett Designed 1944 Specifications Mass around 40 tonnes (39 long tons; 44 short...
18 howitzer, that was electrically fired and fitted with a muzzle brake. Alkett produced 1,299 StuH 42 from March 1943 to 1945. The Soviet SU-76i assault...
vehicles for internal security use. The gun was then mounted atop the chassis. Alkett, working in conjunction with Becker, produced the angled armour shielding...
Heuschrecke designed by Krupp was similar in design to a vehicle built by Alkett and Rheinmetall-Borsig, the 105 mm leFH 18/40/2 auf Geschützwagen III/IV...
construction of the M-05 and M-06 prototypes of the Mareșal tank destroyer: Alkett contributed to the Romanian design team and Telefunken radios along with...
transition from Panzer IV production to Panzer IV/70 production. "A" stands for Alkett, a manufacturer of the StuG III, that was ordered to redesign the Jagdpanzer...
34 or MG 42 0 70 Panzer VIII Maus Super-Heavy Tank Nazi Germany Krupp, Alkett 128 mm (5 in) KwK 44 gun L/55 1 x 75 mm (3 in) KwK 44 gun L/36.5 1 x 7.92 mm...
P.U.V. vz. 36 (Škoda A6) anti-tank gun. The vehicles were converted by Alkett between May and October 1941 to try and make an equivalent vehicle to the...
original designation stands for "tschechisch" (German for Czech). When Alketts factory for production of Sturmgeschutz was damaged in a bomb raid on Berlin...
production tanks saw service from 1934 to 1941, last seeing action in Finland.Alkett VsKfz 617/NK-101 Minenräumer in display at the Kubinka Military Museum Archived...
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