Panzerfaust facts for kids

A Luftwaffe soldier aims his Panzerfaust

A Panzerfaust is a recoilless rifle that was invented by Germany. A Panzerfaust can only be used once unlike the Bazooka. The Panzerfaust was used heavily late in World War II, especially during the Battle of Berlin. They were made in very large numbers. They were less powerful than later Rocket-propelled grenades.

Images for kids

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  Faustpatrone 30 (top) and Panzerfaust 60 (bottom).

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  Sectional view of Faustpatrone 30 (top) and Panzerfaust 60 (bottom) warheads

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  Panzerfaust 60 (left) with Panzerschreck rocket (right)

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  Four Panzerfaust 30s in original shipping crate, on display at the Helsinki Military Museum

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  Panzerfaust-armed German soldiers on the Eastern Front in 1945

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  February or March 1945: Volkssturm members being trained to use the Panzerfaust anti-tank weapon

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  March 1945: A Volkssturm trooper explaining the handling of a Panzerfaust to a female civilian

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  Volkssturm soldiers with Panzerfäuste in Berlin, March 1945

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  Panzerfaust-armed Finnish soldiers (soldier in foreground is also armed with a Suomi KP/-31) passing the wreckage of a Soviet T-34 tank, destroyed by detonation, in the Battle of Tali-Ihantala

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  Finnish soldiers armed with a Panzerfaust

See also

In Spanish: Panzerfaust para niños