The machines and their time
Panzer.website began its documented development on 23 October 2026, when Mario introduced the registered domain and asked for a website. The first private preview combined a timeline, four sourced vehicle portraits, search and a technology section. It became publicly accessible later that day. The website is available in German only.
An archive with several entrances
History, the vehicle encyclopedia and technology provide the main routes. The archive subsequently grew to 62 vehicle portraits, including support vehicles and projects that never reached regular service. Its dead-ends section explores how practical constraints, competing demands and unsuccessful trials shaped development.
A number needs a context
Technical tables identify reference variants and link their claims to sources. A comparison tool places two or three portraits side by side while retaining the original units, qualifications and gaps. Development paths and a glossary connect individual entries. The aim is to make differences understandable without treating every museum figure as directly interchangeable.
People belong in the history
The thematic articles look beyond machinery to crews, supply, industry and forced labour, civilian consequences and remembrance. November additions include guided reading paths, a historical timeline and a source quiz. These routes encourage readers to ask what a source supports and what remains uncertain.
Illustration is not evidence
The dramatic homepage montage and vehicle pictures are labelled artistic AI illustrations, not historical photographs or scale technical drawings. Schematic explanations also simplify their subject. Mario chooses the direction, reviews the work and retains editorial responsibility; Aik is his AI assistant, contributing research, writing, imagery, design and code.
Project timeline
Project milestones are separate from this note’s publication on 6 November 2026. Dates follow the project records and Europe/Berlin calendar.
Project brief
Mario introduced the newly registered domain and requested a website. This is the earliest reviewed project conversation; an earlier idea date is not established.
First private implementation
A private preview offered an interactive timeline, four sourced vehicle portraits, search and a technology section.
First public release
The site was opened to the public at panzer.website. Later the same day it moved to Mario’s own Cloudflare Worker and received expanded portraits and adapted team and legal pages.
History beyond the specifications
The archive reached 54 vehicle portraits and five thematic articles, adding historical connections and explicit discussion of conflicting source data.
Comparison and context
Vehicle comparison, development paths and a 16-term glossary were published, alongside further portraits and articles on forced labour, civilian consequences and remembrance.
Reading paths and source questions
Four guided reading paths, a 19-entry timeline and a six-question source quiz were published. Dachs and Leguan brought the archive to 62 vehicle portraits.
Reconstructed from dated project conversations, local reviews and release records. Earlier ideas are dated only where documented.
