
Exclusive Online Event: An Evening with Colonel Joe Peterburs
The Weald Foundation is delighted to invite its members to an exclusive free online event with Colonel Joe Peterburs, who will be sharing his remarkable…

The Weald Foundation is delighted to invite its members to an exclusive free online event with Colonel Joe Peterburs, who will be sharing his remarkable…

In previous articles, we have explored the provenance of the Weald Foundation’s Sd.Kfz.223, discovered behind La Poste in Sizun, Brittany. Our investigation has examined the…

This week, Martin completed restoration work on another Reifenluftpumpe for our Sd.Kfz.223. With two of these rare tyre pumps now restored and sitting side by…

Article by Hilary Doyle When my great friend Walter Spielberger first attempted to document the history of Panzer development, it was already the late 1950s.…

The Weald Foundation Sd.Kfz. 223 was found in Sizun, France, and for a long time, we have been investigating its history. In a previous article,…

In Part I, we explained how a single photograph sparked debate about how many studs the Ford V8 Flathead engine should have in our Australian…

When the Weald Foundation acquired its LP1 No. 76, it came with several parts, including an engine. Although we knew it was not the unit…

Near the Weald Foundation is the small Kentish town of Cranbrook, a First World War German howitzer has been resting since 1920 and has almost…

During the Weald Foundation’s early restoration work on the Stu.G Ausf.G (Sd.Kfz.143) and Jagdpanther 411 (Sd.Kfz.173), we encountered a recurring challenge: the spark plug caps.…

The Weald Foundation is delighted to honour the memory of our late founder and benefactor, Michael Gibb, by presenting two of his most important projects…

It is most important for Weald Foundation Members to remember that there are two totally different radio systems used in Sturmgeschütz Ausf.G. (StuG III), depending…

It sometimes comes as a surprise to members that the Weald Foundation collection includes a Renault GP tractor from 1919. About 425 of these GP…

7,5 cm Panzerjägerkanone 40 (L/46) (7,5 cm PaK 40) – Historical Perspective – Part II – Anti-tank guns at the Weald Foundation. As mentioned in…

7,5 cm Panzerjägerkanone 40 (L/46) (7,5 cm PaK 40) – Historical Perspective At the Weald Foundation, clusters of vehicles and weapons have been preserved to…

The development history of 15 cm Nebelwerfer 41 (15 cm Nb.W. 41) and 21 cm Nebelwerfer 42 (21 cm.Nb.W.42) are covered in Part I and Part II. These were essentially long…

The development history of 15 cm Nebelwerfer 41 (15 cm Nb.W. 41), that is part of the collection at the Weald Foundation, was described in Part I. How the…

Military vehicles, especially fighting armoured vehicles, have equipment that is essential to their operation and the support of the crew. The Australian M.G. Carrier L.P.…

The Weald Foundation is possibly best known for its very extensive collection of restored and running historic military vehicles. However, we also have a supplementary…

The Australian M.G. Carrier L.P. No.1 had a troubled start, although the project was envisioned as early as 1938, vehicle production did not commence until…

To protect the German war effort the Oberkommando des Heeres (O.K.H) – Chef der Heeresrüstung und Befehlshaber des Ersatzheeres (High Command of the Army– Chief…

What is often not realised is that each time the Weald Foundation demonstrates our ‘Jagdpanther 411‘ by driving, we must perform significant maintenance and preparation.…