Author: Joris Peier

Panzer 39

The Panzer 39 was a Czech-designed light tank bought by Switzerland. 24 were operated by the Swiss military from 1939 until the late 1940s.

These unbuilt light tank projects of the Swiss Army were found at the Swiss National Archives, dating from 1950.

The Swiss army embarked in the 1950s on the colossal endeavor of building its own tank for the Cold War, facing the Soviet threat.

The Panzer 74 was meant to be an all-out improvement over the preceding Panzer 68, however it was never built.