Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind
In the early stages of the war, German Army relied on towed anti-aircraft guns and then on gun mounted on variety of trucks and half-tracked vehicles. Specialized flakpanzers were produced in small numbers and were considered "temporary" until proper vehicles are develop.
As the war progressed, German Luftwaffe was no longer in complete control of the airspace over the battlefield. This was especially dangerous to the panzer units, first on the Eastern Front and then on the Western Front. Mobile air-defence was needed for both offensive operations to support fast moving panzer units and for defensive operations to provide anti-aircraft cover for defending or withdrawing units under attack.
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