Captured German Staff Car

cliff · #1 26-11-05, 20:56

A captured German Mercedes Benz staff car.

Pic from AWM data banks and dated 1942

cheers
Cliff

Bill Murray · #2 26-11-05, 23:08

Hi Cliff:
Interesting shot, but it is actually a Horch Standard Medium Personnel Car.
Bill

cliff · #3 26-11-05, 23:53

Thanks for the correct ID Bill. They have it marked as a Mercedes in the AWM Data banks.

cheers
Cliff

sapper740 · #4 27-11-05, 11:07

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Originally posted by cliff
Thanks for the correct ID Bill. They have it marked as a Mercedes in the AWM Data banks.

cheers
Cliff

Just one question.....are they waving or sieg heiling??!!?

grant fincher · #5 27-11-05, 12:03

Australians at their best: "taking the piss out of the enemy"

Stellan Bojerud (RIP) · #6 29-11-05, 11:33

I agree with Dog Robber. Horch 1940 Sd Kfz 16.

Stellan Bojerud (RIP) · #7 29-11-05, 11:35

Here is another Kfz 16. They were built 1940-1943.

servicepub (RIP) · #8 30-11-05, 23:33

Not quite a staff car. Note the Cdn Divisional sign on the front and the perfectly aligned Allied recognition star - no desire to upset marauding US troops here!

sapper740 · #9 01-12-05, 01:02

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Originally posted by servicepub
Not quite a staff car. Note the Cdn Divisional sign on the front and the perfectly aligned Allied recognition star - no desire to upset marauding US troops here!

Interesting pic Clive! The troopies have not only absconded with a Schwimmvagen, but obviously some weapons also. Can anyone id the rifle the the soldier in the middle is holding?

servicepub (RIP) · #10 01-12-05, 01:54

It's a G43 (Gewehr Pattern 1943) one of the first successful semi-automatics used during the war (US M1 Rifle (Garand) and M1 Carbine being two others)

Kuno · #11 03-12-05, 14:28

...the Kfz 16 is in fact a Kfz 15...

Stellan Bojerud (RIP) · #12 03-12-05, 15:30

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Originally posted by Kuno
...the Kfz 16 is in fact a Kfz 15...

I thought Kfz 15 had the spare weels on the car sides. This should be a Kfz 15. They were made 1937-1940 and was followed by the similar Kfz 16 (except for the spare wheels).

#13 08-12-05, 08:15

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Originally posted by sapper740
Interesting pic Clive! The troopies have not only absconded with a Schwimmvagen, but obviously some weapons also. Can anyone id the rifle the the soldier in the middle is holding?

Its an early pattern Schwimmwagen too; understandably the new users have put their national insignia over the original markings but it would have been interesting to have seen what unit it was liberated from.

R.