Panzerfausts & Panzerschreks in Afrika ?

[Mad Russian]

I need some info from some of the Blitz's resident historians.

Did the Germans employ Panzerfausts or Panzerschreks in North Afrika? In all my life reading about and looking at photos of WWII, I have never seen them mentioned. German forces in Tunisia surrendered I believe on May 7 or May 8, 1943 -- we these weapons available then??

The Panzerschreck was a copy of the American bazooka that was captured in North Africa. So no, there were no Panzerschrecks in North Africa.

Panzerfausts were manufactured starting in 1943. Too late for North Africa.

Here is a website with some good information about the two of them:

Panzerschrek and Panzerfaust Data


Good Hunting.

MR