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Following the success of Operation Barbarossa, many Soviet vehicles were captured as were the factories for making them and the workshops for their repair. Many of these vehicles were adapted to German use in various roles.
Although some of these tanks were used as is, mainly in a Partizan supression or police role, more were pressed into service as prime movers where its tracked nature proved valuable in dealing with the poor conditions on the Eastern Front.
See Russsian Vehicle Note 4.
See also German Vehicle Note N, BG.