Grossdeutschland
- Russia, March 1944. |
Grossdeutschland
- Russia, March 1944. |
Afrika Korps - Egypt, June 1942 |
Wehrmacht - Normandy, June 1944 |
Schwimmwagen equipped with “snow” rollers (Schneerollen). . |
370. Infanterie-Division, German Army - Kherson sector, Ukraine, Soviet Union, 1943. |
The initial Schwimmwagen, Type 128 prototype, was based on the full-length Kübelwagen wheelbase of 2.40 m. It had insufficient torsional rigidity, and easily suffered hull-ruptures at the front cross-member, as well as in the wheel-wells. This was unacceptable for an amphibious vehicle. |
A ground drone designed in 1942 to transport and remotely deploy explosive charges. A vehicle intended for military engineering, tasked with transporting explosives (Spreng) to destroy obstacles or fortifications. It could be remotely controlled (by cable or radio). This vehicle remained at the experimental stage. |
