WW2 German Improvised Vehicles 8 cm Schwerer Granatwerfer 34 auf Panzerspähwagen AMR 35(f) German Reich (1943-1944) Self-Propelled Mortar – Unknown number but possibly only a few converted During the Second World War, the German Army frequently faced a shortage of tanks. Fortunately for ...
German Reich (1938-1945) Self-propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun – At Least 3 Converted The Schulfarhzeug 1-5b. Serie/La.S. mit MG 34/42 Zwillingssockel 36 (Eng. training vehicle 1-5. Series of agricultural vehicles with MG 34/42 dual mount 36) was a Panzer I training variant that ...
Faun is a German manufacturer of trucks, specializing in producing commercial and military vehicles. The company, founded in 1910, originally produced trucks and other vehicles for civilian use. Over the years, Faun became known for its robust trucks used in various sectors, including municipal serv...
The early German rocket program was mainly intended for civilian use, such as its use in Fritz von Opel’s experimental rocket-powered glider. Soon, the Army saw a potential use of rocket technology and tried to implement it for its own use. (Source: L. Warsitz The First Jet Pilot The ...
Beeing a WW2 Military Vehicle collector is due to this fact a „heavy weight“ – we have allways to remember „the story behind“ our vehicles and have a kind of „special responsibility“ we should be aware of. Respect for the victims, the veterans and their relatives is part of ...
German armed merchant cruiser Kormoran departed Gotenhafen (Gdynia), occupied Poland to raid Allied shipping, carrying supplies for 12 months, 280 naval mines, 40 land mines, and spare parts and torpedoes to supply submarines. [Deutsche Werke Gotenhafen | Kormoran | Gdynia, Pomorskie | CPC]17...
Her civilian crew was replaced by that from the military. [Tatsuta Maru | Yokosuka, Kanagawa | CPC]15 Oct 1941 Japan Tatsuta Maru departed Yokohama, Japan for the United States; she carried American nationals who wished to return to the US due to the rapidlyl deteriorating US-Japan ...
Thirty-eight German infantry divisions were deployed in Normandy, including five static divisions for coastal defense. It is significant that among the ‘‘mobile’’ formations, authorized strength was 615 motor vehicles and 1,450 horse-drawn—70 percent operating on muscle power and 30 percent ‘...
mostly Technicians in the units. Station Hospitals and smaller units were ordered to reduce their Enlisted manpower by a minimum of 20 percent. The loss of American personnel was compensated by hiring additional French civilian labor and increasing the number of German PWs used in the various unit...
Kingdom of the Netherlands (1918-1940) Armored Car – 1 Built The First World War was the first war in history in which armored vehicles were used in significant numbers, by all sides. The Netherlands, as a neutral country, only observed from the sideline. However, in 1914, one Belgian ...