What is Leopard 1?
[[File:Leopard 1A5.jpg|alt=This is a leopard 1 A5|thumb|Leopard 1 A5]] The '''Leopard 1''' (sometimes written as '''Leopard I''') is a German [[main battle tank]]. It was [[Design|designed]] by [[Porsche]] and [[Manufacturing|manufactured]] by [[Krauss Maffei]] in [[West Germany]]. It had lighter amor and moved faster than most main battle tanks of its time. It was also simply known as the '''Kampfpanzer'''. It first entered service in 1965. The Leopard 1 was not used much. It was used at some point in the [[Cold War]]. Later it was also used to help the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine|Ukrainian resisting forces]] in the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-11-14|title=Germany's Rheinmetall to provide Ukraine with 25 Leopard 1 tanks|url=https://kyivindependent.com/germanys-rheinmetall-to-provide-ukraine-with-25-leopard-1-tanks/|access-date=2024-04-30|website=The Kyiv Independent|language=en}}</ref>[[Russian invasion of Ukraine|.]] The successor was the [[Leopard 2]], and in 1979, the [[Leopard 2]] entered service. [[Category:Tanks]] <references /> {{military-stub}}