A mediumtankdeployed byNaziGermanyinWorld War IIfrom mid-1943 to the end of the European war in 1945. It was intended as a counter to theSovietT-34, and as a replacement for thePanzer IIIandPanzer IV. While never replacing the latter, it served alongside it and the heavierTiger Iuntil the end of the war.
panther (tank)