ADGZ
Type	Armored car
Place of origin	Austria
Service history
Used by	Austria Nazi Germany
Specifications
Weight	12 tons
Length	6.26m
Width	2.16m
Height	2.56m
Crew	6
Armor	11mm
Primary armament	20mm KwK 35 L/45 (with 100 rounds) or 45 mm wz. 1932 (19-K) (T-26 model 1933 turret)
Secondary armament	3 x 7.92mm MG34 or 2 x 7.92mm MG34 and 1 x DT machine gun
Engine	Austro-Daimler M612, 6-cyl, 12 lit 150hp
Speed	70km/h

The ADGZ was originally developed as a heavy armored car for the Austrian army (its designation was "M35 Mittlere Panzerwagen") from 1934 and delivered from 1935-37.

History

ADGZ in Danzig, 1939

The Austrian army was using the ADGZ armored car at the time of Anschluss. 12 were used by the army and 15 were used by the police. The Germans used them for police work and some were taken on by the SS and used on the Eastern front and in the Balkans.

The SS ordered an additional 25 ADGZ which were delivered in 1942. An interesting feature of this vehicle was that there was no "rear:" either end was capable of driving the unit.

SS Heimwehr Danzig used ADGZ armored cars during the defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig on September 1, 1939.

Later after the invasion of USSR a few ADGZ armored cars were rearmed with turrets from Soviet T-26 model 1933 light tank.^{[citation needed]}

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