Sd.Kfz. 251/1 is a Polish Recon unit in Steel Division II.
Background[ | ]
The most widely produced German half-track, Sd. Kfz. 251 was introduced in 1939 and remained in production throughout the war, with at least 15,252 units produced. The popular Hanomag, as it was called by both Allied and Axis soldiers, was distinguished by its heavily angled armored hull and a very large track area with no return rollers, providing good traction and performance. The use of Schachtellaufwerk, overlapping and interleaved road wheels, contributed to it, at the cost of increased maintenance and severe vulnerability to Soviet winters and mud seasons, where they could be frozen solid.
Model 251/1 was the standard personnel carrier, intended to transport an entire panzergrenadier squad (10 men) and provide fire support with its two machine guns (MG-34 or MG-42 7.92mm models).
Two transporters were captured by the Armia Krajowa during the Warsaw Uprising, named Starówka (Old Market) and Szary Wilk (Grey Wolf) respectively. Captured in August, both were totaled by early September.