Hobby Master 1/72 HG5102 Sd. Kfz.11 German 3-Ton Half-Track 11th Panzer Div., Eastern Front 1941 "WH-57206"
Borgward was tasked to design a 3 ton towing vehicle. The prototype was ready in 1933 but it only had a 72 HP engine and four road-wheels per side. The second prototype wasn’t any better so in 1938 the project was given to Hanomag. The company added two more road- wheels per side, changed the transmission and gave it a 100 HP engine. The demand was so great that 5 more companies were added to the production of the Sd.Kfz.11. Between 1937 and 1945 25,000 vehicles were produced in 5 variants.
The 11th Panzer Division was formed on August 1st, 1940. In February 1941 the 11 Pz.Div. was making its way through Romania and in March they moved into Bulgaria. Their first real action came in April 1941 in Yugoslavia when they helped in the capture of Belgrade. The division participated in the Battle of Kiev from July (according to Soviet records) until September 26, 1941. They took part in the March to Moscow from late 1941 into early 1942. The last member of the 11th Pz.Div. was captured May 4, 1945.