What did Germans do with the weapons captured from the allies in WW2?

Question

Such as tanks, vehicles, guns, AA, AT, planes etc?

Answer 1

Because of their huge need of weapons (rifle, tanks, halftrack, cannons, vehicles), the Wehrmacht used, every time it was possible, the equipment they captured. In 1938, by invading the Sudets, and in 1939 the rest of Czechoslavakia, the German could use the new model of tank of the Czezch, like the 38t (more powerful than the German Pz I and II) and thousands of vehicles.
After the French defeat, the German used the Renault tank B1-bis too, as an infantery support tank. They also used the cannons they took after the defeat of the BEF in Dunkirk.
The better example of the use fo the weapons the German captured is Tobruk, in North Africa. After the second taking the 21th of June 1942, the Afrika Korps captured thousands of halftracks and vehicles, oil, and supplies. 75% of the German used english vehicles during the war in North Africa.
This use of the captured equipments created some problems, specially concerning the logistic (how to provide supplies to captured guns, when our factories don't produce that kind of ammo ?). But it was more used in North Africa, where the German supplies weren't enought to fight with efficency. The Russian front didn't used captured equipment, because of no supplies problems, and because the captured equipment (except tank) wasn't better than the German one.

Answer 2

Yes they reused them in the same conditions like they where captured or they where used to make new weapons ( combining a gun and a tank chassis together ) . All these weapons where in fact stop gap stuff because the industries in Germany couldn't put up to the demand .
have a look at the site what they where all using from the Ally's

Answer 3

They used them. When they invaded Russia they had quite a few French and Czech tanks along with their own. In the early stages of Barbarossa they captured so many 76 mm guns that they started mounting them on the chassis of their lighter tanks as self propelled artillery as well. In the short term it was a great idea fine, but eventually having equipment from so many countries created some serious supply and maintainence problems.

Answer 4

Well I know one thing Pilgrim we got them all back, now didn't we? ha ha So what is the point of this question? By the time they got the planes they were shot up and crashed. The guns were confiscated and put in to circulation. Tanks the same as planes for the most part.