article_snippet.sent: Hundreds of German tanks rolled into France in May 1940 as Hundreds of German tanks Blitzkrieg led to France becoming part of the Third Reich.
article_snippet.sent: Germany had been forbidden from producing and using tanks because of the Treaty of Versailles.
article_snippet.sent: But under a secret program  code named the 'Traktor', they began developing armored military vehicles and artillery.
article_snippet.sent: The early tanks which were mostly used for training were then tested in the Soviet Union.
article_snippet.sent: The early German panzer force's success was mainly down to tactical innovation rather than the quality of the vehicles.
article_snippet.sent: But many of their later tanks outclassed Allied armor, delivering more casualties than their took in most engagements during the Second World War.
article_snippet.sent: A parade of German tanks crossed the desert plans of Libya in the Second World War in May 1941 .
article_snippet.sent: Production of the first tank, the Panzer I, began in 1932 and mass production began in 1934.
article_snippet.sent: It had been intended only as a training tank to introduce the army to armored warfare but the Panzer
article_snippet.sent: I  saw combat in Poland, France, the Soviet Union and North Africa during the Second World War.
article_snippet.sent: the army went onto to produce the Panzer II to fill the gap after the construction of medium tanks,  Panzer III and IV, fell behind schedule.
article_snippet.sent: Along with the Panzer I, the Panzer II made up the bulk of German tank forces during the invasion of Poland and France.
article_snippet.sent: The final Panzer, IV, was the workhorse force during the Second World War making up half of all German tanks.
article_snippet.sent: It was also the only German tank to remain in production for the entire war- with a total of 8,800 produced.