The Entpannungspanzer 65 (EntpPz 65) is a Swiss armored recovery vehicle developed by Eidgenoessische Konstruktionswerkstaette Thun in the late 1960s.

The prototype for the Entpannungspanzer 65 utilized the chassis system of another army vehicle called the Panzer 61.

In 1961, the Federal Construction Workshop of Thun, Switzerland began development of a recovery vehicle based on the chassis of the Panzer 61 tank.

The prototype was completed and approved after extensive testing with the chassis of the successor, (the only slightly modified) Panzer 68.

The crane consists of an A-shaped frame, which is mounted on the front of the vehicle and stored when not in use in the rear of the structure.

Between 1993 and 1995, all vehicles were updated to the status Entpannungspanzer 65/88 and remained with the M numbers M78631-M78699 until 2008 in the service of the Swiss Army.