This highly illustrated title details the history of the Jagdpanzer, the self-propelled German tank destroyers introduced in the second half of World War II. By 1942, hard-pressed Panzerjäger (anti-tank) units equipped with towed anti-tank weapons fighting on the Eastern Front increasingly sought assistance from StuG-equipped assault artillery units in order to combat the latest versions of Soviet tanks. By late 1943 the success of the StuG saw it being issued to new tank destroyer units and at the same time a dedicated Jagdpanzer (hunting tank) was ordered, based on the chassis and running gear of the PzKpfw IV. Around 2,000 vehicles were built and they served with both Panzer and SS-Panzer divisions. Renowned German armour expert Thomas Anderson describes the development of the Jagdpanzer, and also the many variants built on other German tank chassis including the Jagdpanther, Hetzer, and the Jagdtiger, the last of which could comprehensively outrange and defeat any Allied tank or AFV on the battlefield. He also covers in detail how Jagdpanzer units were organized as well as their operational experience on the battlefield. Based on first-hand accounts and packed with rare and unpublished contemporary photographs of German armoured vehicles, this study details the vehicles that made up an increasingly significant proportion of the Panzer and SS-Panzer divisions in the last years of World War II.