German 2cm FLAK Ammunition Boxes
German 2cm FLAK Ammunition box, above left photo.
This box is the early war style with metal end handles and painted ordnance tan. The partially obscured
marking are "2cm Patr (Tr.)" which is for "2cm Patronen Tropen" (2cm Ammunition Tropical). This ammunition
box was specifically packed for use in tropical climates.
The 2cm FLAK Ammunition box in the right photo is also packaged for tropical use.
Ammunition box label for 2cm High Explosive (Sprenggranat) Ammunition (Patronen) with Yellow (gelb) Tracer
(L'spur), above left photo.
Ammunition box label for 2cm Armor Piercing (Panzergranat) Ammunition (Patronen) with Red (rot) Tracer
(L'spur) Tropical (Tp) in steel shell casings (blue vertical stripe), above right photo.
Ammunition box label for 2cm Armor Piercing (Panzergranat) Ammunition (Patronen) with Red (rot) self
destroying (red Z) Tracer (L'spur), in steel shell casings (blue vertical stripe), above left photo.
Ammunition box label for 2cm High Explosive (Sprenggranat) Ammunition (Patronen) with Red (rot) Tracer
(L'spur), in steel shell casings (blue vertical stripe), above right photo.
Ammunition box label for 2cm Incendiary (Brand) High Explosive Ammunition (Sprenggranatpatronen) with
Red (rot) Tracer (L'spur), above left photo. Note very late 1945 production date.
Ammunition box label for 2cm Incendiary (Br.) High Explosive Ammunition (Sprgr-Patronen) with Red (rot)
Tracer (L'spur), in steel shell casings (blue vertical stripe), above right photo.
External ammunition box stenciling: Luftwaffen-Munition (Air Force Ammunition), above left photo.
Heeres-Munition (Army Ammunition), above right photo.
Equipment and ammunition was procured independently via separate contracts within the German Wehrmacht
or Armed Forces during World War Two. Equipment and ammunition was specifically marked for the branch of
service that it was ordered. It was not uncommon though to find supplies re-routed due to wartime shortages.