German Armored Forces & Vehicles

PzKpfw II Ausf L “Luchs”

The PzKpfw II Ausf L “Luchs” (Lynx) was a light reconnaissance tank developed on a modified Panzer II chassis. Approximately 100 PzKpfw II Ausf L were built from September 1943 to January 1944 and issued to the reconnaissance detachments of the German panzer divisions. The PzKpfw II Ausf L was designated SdKfz 123 and was also known as the Panzerspähwagen II. The Allies captured several PzKpfw II Ausf L in Normandy in the summer of 1944, and this picture of a captured PzKpfw II Ausf L from the 116th Panzer Division was included in a SHAEF intelligence publication on German tanks. (photo and caption adapted from lonesentry.com)