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Source is this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_military_vehicles_of_Germany
Excerpt:
Panzerkampfwagen I (full title for the Panzer I)
Panzerkampfwagen I nA (interleaved suspension version of the Panzer I, the Ausf C)
Panzerkampfwagen I nA Verstärkt (reinforced version of the Panzer I, the Ausf F)
Panzerkampfwagen I ohne Aufbau (Panzer I without superstructure)
Panzerkampfwagen II (full title for the Panzer II)
Panzerkampfwagen II Flamm (flamethrower version of the Panzer II)
Panzerkampfwagen II mit Schwimmkörper (Panzer II with amphibious floats)
Panzerkampfwagen II nA (interleaved suspension version of the Panzer II, the Ausf G)
Panzerkampfwagen II nA Verstärkt (reinforced version of the Panzer II, the Ausf J)
Panzerkampfwagen II ohne Aufbau (Panzer II without superstructure)
Panzerkampfwagen III (full title for the Panzer III)
Panzerkampfwagen III (Fl) (flamethrower version of the Panzer III)
Panzerkampfwagen IV (full title for the Panzer IV)
Panzerkampfwagen V (full title for the Panther tank)
Panzerkampfwagen VI (full title for the VK30.01, VK36.01, Tiger I and Tiger II tanks)
Panzerkampfwagen VII (full title for the Panzer VII)
Panzerkampfwagen VIII (full name for the Panzer VIII Maus)
Finally I know what "PKW" on German car repair stations stands for!
Germans, always so literal... "Panzerkampfwagen" literally translates to "armored battle/fight automobile".