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Transmission. 4-speed manual. 2-speed transfer case; 4WD only on 1st gear or reverse. The Volkswagen Schwimmwagen ( lit. 'swimming car') is a light four-wheel drive amphibious car, used extensively by German ground forces during the Second World War. With over 15,000 units built, the Schwimmwagen is the most-produced amphibious car in history.
The Mercedes-Benz W31 type G4 was a German three-axle off-road vehicle first produced by Mercedes-Benz as a staff/command car for the Wehrmacht in 1934. The cars were designed as a seven-seat touring car or closed saloon, and were mainly used by upper echelons of the Nazi regime in parades and inspections, as they were deemed too expensive for general Army use.
The Mercedes-Benz 770, also known as the Großer Mercedes (German for "Large Mercedes"), was a large luxury car built by Mercedes-Benz from 1930 until 1944. The second model (W150) is best known from its use by high-ranking officials of Nazi Germany and their allies before and during World War II, including Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, Heinrich Himmler, Reinhard Heydrich, Ion Antonescu ...
The museum focuses on the contribution made by the United States to Allied victory in World War II. Founded in 2000, it was later designated by the U.S. Congress as America's official National WWII Museum in 2004. [2] The museum is a Smithsonian Institution affiliated museum, [3] as part of the Smithsonian Institution's outreach program. [4]
90 km/h (56 mph) The Sd.Kfz. 234 ( Sonderkraftfahrzeug 234, Special Purpose Vehicle 234), was a family of armoured cars designed and built in Germany during World War II. The vehicles were lightly armoured, armed with a 20, 50 or 75 mm main gun, and powered by a Tatra V12 diesel engine. [ 3] The Sd.Kfz. 234 broadly resembles the appearance of ...
Technik Museum Sinsheim. / 49.23861°N 8.89667°E / 49.23861; 8.89667. The Technik Museum Sinsheim is a technology museum in Sinsheim, Germany. [ 1] Opened in 1981, it is run by a registered association called "Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim e. V." which also runs the nearby Technik Museum Speyer .
The Wheatcroft Collection. The Wheatcroft Collection in the United Kingdom is a large and important collection of historical softskin and armoured military vehicles. It is located in Leicestershire, England, and is one of the largest private collections of military vehicles in the world. [ 1][ 2]
It was armed with a 20 mm cannon, which had some capability against other armoured vehicles. Before the war started, 1,223 had been built. Variants: PzKpfw II Flamm, (Sd. Kfz. 122), Flamingo. flamethrower tank (Ausfuhrung A and B) Luchs. Light reconnaissance tank. Marder II.