The Heavy Tracked Demolition Charge Layer (SdKfz 301) was the big brother of the Goliath Demolition Charge Layer. It was built in three versions - A, B, and C - by Borgward, which produced a total of 1,139 between 1943 and 1944. Like its smaller cousin, Goliath, the SdKfz 301 was designed to clear minefields and destroy pillboxes and other fortifications.

The models differed primarily in size. The C model was the most numerous, and was powered by a 78hp engine. All versions could carry up to 500kg of explosives in a wedge-shaped bin on the front of the vehicle.

The SdKfz 301 had a crew of one, a top speed of about 40 km/hr, and a range of 212 km. The C model weighed 5 tons and was just over 4 meters long, while the A and B models were 3.5 tons and 3.6 m long.

The normal operating procedure was for the driver to get the vehicle as close as possible to the target, then dismount in a protected area. From there, he guided the vehicle remotely by radio to the target, dropped off the explosive charge, and then moved the vehicle to safety before a time delay fuze detonated the charge.

The SdKfz 301 saw service in Russia, Italy, and France clearing minefields. In 1945, a few detachments of SdKfz 301s were armed with Panzerschreck anti-tank weapons and used in the street fighting in Berlin.

The vehicle on display is on loan from the Bundeswehr's Military History Museum in Dresden.