Dodge WC question

[Jan Mostek]

Hello Bill,
I am glad that you found the pictures interesting. The commander for which the vehicle was made was col. Svoboda, later general, before Russian invasion to Czechoslovakia in 1968 he became a president of Czechoslovakia. During the war he was a highest commander of Czechoslovak units in Russia, units which were a part of Red Army. So all the stuff they used was either Russian or Lend Lease from Russians(for example they used British-made helmets). It is very unlikely that the basis for the modification was Czechoslovak-made staff car like Tatra or Skoda. I am also 100% sure that it was not modified by Gernans. If the captured German bodywork was used (which seems to me to be the most likely because the modification looks quite sophisticated to be made by Russians) I have no idea which one. Most of the makes I am familiar with have different shapes of doors or are remarkably smaller for a Dodge chassis.
Best regards,
Jan.