This
vehicle based on the hull of the Panther tank was made to equip the
German military armoured units with a protected recovery vehicle, able
to tow the heavy tanks, damaged or blocked by mechanical faults during
battle. However, it was advisable not to use it unless in an emergency,
as the duration of the mechanical organs would have been very short,
leaving the task, in ordinary cases, to two or three heavy half-tracked
tractors. The Bergepanther was also equipped with an organ which favored
a series of on field repairs, therefore offering the skills of a real
workshop vehicle. A limited number of this vehicle was produced,
resorting to amending damaged vehicles.