Volkswagens Of The Wehrmacht

Author : Hans-Georg Mayer-Stein
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780887406843
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Volkswagens of the Wehrmacht written by Hans-Georg Mayer-Stein and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 1997-01-06 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the numerous Volkswagen trucks and cars used by the Wehrmacht during WWII. AUTHOR:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Volkswagen for the Wehrmacht written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : U. S. War Department Staff
Publisher : Post-Era Books
ISBN 13 : 9780911160437
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Volkswagen for the Wehrmacht, 1939-1945 written by U. S. War Department Staff and published by Post-Era Books. This book was released on 1972-01-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Simon Glen
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1903706939
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Volkswagens of the World written by Simon Glen and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2003-11-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to all the Volkswagens not built in Germany and the unusual ones that were. Covers type designations, chassis numbers, VW options and much more.

Author : David Doyle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781944367039
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kübelwagen and Schwimmwagen written by David Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Chris McNab
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
ISBN 13 : 9780857337795
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book VW Kubelwagen/Schwimmwagen (VW Type 82 Kubelwagen (1940-45) / VW Type 128/166 Schwimmwagen (1941-44) written by Chris McNab and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few war films made about the 1939-45 period are complete without sight of a boxy little Kübelwagen light utility vehicle being smartly driven by a German officer. Designed by Ferdinand Porsche and built by Volkswagen, the ‘Kübel' was to the Germans what the Jeep was to the Allies and was used widely by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS. When production ceased at the end of the war, 50,435 Kübelwagen had been built. Of simple but sturdy construction, the VW Type 82 Kübelwagen (which translates as 'bucket car' because of its similarity to a metal bathtub on wheels) was based closely on the legendary VW Beetle. Its winning design features included air cooled engine (the absence of a radiator meant the engine was less vulnerable to bullet damage), a light-weight, flat and smooth under-body that allowed the car to slide over the surface when its wheels were sinking into sand, mud or snow, independent suspension, portal gear hub reduction and self-locking differential. Because the body was not a load-bearing part of the structure of the vehicle it could easily be modified to special purposes. Several dozen variants of the 'Kübel' were developed and built during the war including its cousin the Schwimmwagen. The VW Type 128 and 166 Schwimmwagen (which means floating or swimming car) were amphibious four-wheel drive off-roaders. Like the Kübel, they were used widely by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during the Second World War. The Type 166 Schwimm is the most numerous mass-produced amphibious car in history (14,265 between 1942 and 1944). Erwin Komenda, Ferdinand Porsche's first car body designer, developed an all-new unitized body-tub structure for the Schwimmwagen swimming car. When crossing water a screw propeller could be lowered from the rear deck engine cover and coupled to the engine's crankshaft to provide drive. The ‘Schwimm' also shared many of the Kübel's mechanicals. The appeal of the Kübel lived on long after the war's end when a derivative version, the Volkswagen Type 181, was manufactured by VW from 1968 to 1983. This was a two-wheel drive, four-door, convertible, off-road military vehicle, which had been developed for the German Army but was also sold to the civilian market as the Kurierwagen in Germany, the Trekker in the UK, the Thing in the US, and the Safari in Mexico. In recent years both the Kübel and Schwimm have acquired something of a cult status among military vehicle collectors worldwide, particularly in Europe (eg, Germany, Poland Czech Republic, Switzerland), the UK and US. There are literally dozens of Kübelwagen and Schwimmwagen enthusiast/owner/interest groups! About 150 original Type 166 Schwimmwagens remain today.

Author : Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786462523
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book German Military Vehicles of World War II written by Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a cross-section of the most common transport vehicles produced and used by the German army. Tanks plus auxiliary vehicles such as cars, motorcycles, vans, ambulances, trucks and tractors made it possible for the troops to keep moving. These lightly armored or unarmored vehicles--aka "soft skins"--operated behind the front lines, maintaining supply lines, connecting armies with their home bases, and ultimately determining the outcome of battle. Beginning with the development of military vehicles in the early 1930s, this volume discusses the ways in which this new technology influenced and, to some extent, facilitated Hitler's program of rearmament. Nomenclature, standard equipment, camouflage and the combat roles of the various vehicles are thoroughly examined. Individual vehicle types are arranged and discussed by the following classifications: cars and motorcycles; trucks and tractors; half-tracks and wheeled combat vehicles. Accompanied by well-researched, detailed line drawings, each section deals with a number of individual vehicles, describing their design, manufacture and specific use.

Author : Hans-Georg Mayer
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780887404009
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book German Trucks and Cars in WW II written by Hans-Georg Mayer and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 1992-08 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sixth volume of trucks and cars used by Germany during WWII.

Author : Blaine Taylor
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 9780306813139
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Volkswagen Military Vehicles of the Third Reich written by Blaine Taylor and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2004-06-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Volkswagen burst upon the American automobile scene in the 1960s, it established a reputation for both economy and reliability. Few who drove the original sixties' "Love Bug" knew that the vehicle was the creation of Adolf Hitler in the days of the Third Reich. Originally intended as a symbol of prewar prosperity, the Volkswagen, or "people's car," eventually became a key element in the Nazi war machine.With the outbreak of World War II, the production of the Volkswagen car was adapted for military use, and the Kubelwagen, German "jeep," was designed and manufactured throughout Germany. A special amphibious version, the "Schwimmwagen," was later developed and spearheaded many major German offensives. Appearing in several variants, Volkswagen vehicles became the mainstay of German command and motorized units.This detailed history of the Volkswagen in the 1930s and 1940s covers all varieties of makes and models of the Volkswagen in use during the Third Reich and is richly illustrated with rare photographs of the vehicles themselves, technical drawings, engine designs, and sales brochures of the period.

Author : Simon Parkinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Volkswagen Beetle written by Simon Parkinson and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: