The Landkreuzer[1] was a super-heavy tank used by HYDRA during World War II.
History[]
This tank was one of the advanced weapons developed by HYDRA, the special weapons division of the Nazi Schutzstaffel. It was more than three times larger than normal tanks of its time.
When the HYDRA commander Johann Schmidt invaded TĂžnsberg, Norway in 1942, one of these tanks was part of his invasion force. Once he found the Tesseract, Schmidt ordered his men to destroy the village, and the tank was used in that monstrous task.
Captain America managed to destroy one of these tanks, with assistance from the Howling Commandos, during a 1944 raid on a Greek HYDRA factory.[2]
Alternate Versions[]
| Origin | Status | Builder | Owners | Users | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain America: The First Avenger: Movie Storybook | Destroyed | HYDRA | HYDRA | HYDRA | - |
Trivia[]
- In a deleted scene from Captain America: The First Avenger, the tank fires at regular German troops before it captures the future Howling Commandos.
- The tank appears in one of the trailers for the video game Captain America: Super Soldier but not in the game itself.[3]
- The tank is partially based on the Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte.[4]
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