[PDF] Vw At War Kubelwagen Schwimmwagen Special Vehicles The Vw Kubelwagen Type 82 eBook

Author : Chris McNab
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,78 MB
Release : 2015-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857337795

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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 : Janusz Piekalkiewicz
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 25,87 MB
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9780764330988

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The famed World War II vehicle - the German equivalent of the American Jeep is presented here in a superb collection of vintage photographs, and detailed text included testing, production, guidebooks, and technical manuals. Included are the many variants that saw use on a variety of war fronts throughout the Second World War with special coverage of its extensive use in North Africa.

Author : Bernd Wiersch
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 43,2 MB
Release : 1997-01-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780887404016

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The seventh volume of trucks and cars used by Germany during WWII.

Author : Michael Sawodny
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 13,33 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Vehicles, Military
ISBN : 9780887403088

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Covers the use of various trucks and cars during WWII by Germany.

Author : Leo Lindberg
Publisher :
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 22,7 MB
Release : 2021-12-04
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Kubelwagen are rather unknown vehicle types and often it is thought that it only was the VW Kübelwagen. The Kübelwagen belong to the cross-country vehicle category. The name doesn't sound particularly attractive, but it is the correct name that fits it. The name Kübelwagen or Kübelsitzwagen can be traced back to the beginning of the development of off-road military cars. In order to achieve the lowest possible weight, the doors were omitted on some models. They were replaced by tarpaulins or were omitted entirely. So that the occupants did not fall out of the vehicle while driving, bucket seats were installed to give the driver and front passenger a better seating. These seats were colloquially known as Kübel because of their tub-like shape and the vehicles in which they were installed as Kübelsitzwagen or briefly as Kübelwagen. In the course of time, this name became a synonym for all vehicles of this type, regardless of whether they still had bucket seats or not. Among other things, the VW type 82 is associated with the designation Kübelwagen, but it is much older and not manufacturer-specific as this book is going to show. Book contains rare picture of these cars Adler 6 Reichswehr armored car Kraftfahrzeug 13 Adler 10N Adler 12N-RW kübelwagen Adler 12N-3G Adler Favorit reichswehr kübelwagen Adler Type 3 Gd Kübelwagen BMW 309 - Kübelwagen BMW-315 Kübelwagen BMW 325 DKW Sonderklasse 1001 Kübelwagen Horch 830 R Horch 901 mittlerer Einheits-PKW Mercedes Benz 290 reichswehr kübel Mercedes Benz kübel 260 Mercedes Benz 170V Mercedes Benz 170VK Mercedes Benz 170VL Mercedes Benz 320WK Mercedes Benz 340 Wehrmacht kübel lang Mercedes Benz G5 Opel P4 Opel Super 6 Opel Admiral Kübelwagen Skoda Superb 3000 Steyr Type 55 Steyr Type 250 Steyr 1500 Stoewer M12 Stoewer Type 40 Tatra 57K Tempo G1200 Trippel SG6/38 Trippel SG6/41 Wanderer W11 2.5L Wanderer W11 3.0L Wanderer W23S VW Type 62 Type 82 Kübelwagen VW Type 128 Schwimmwagen VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen

Author : Blaine Taylor
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,56 MB
Release : 2004-06-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780306813139

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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 : Leo Lindberg
Publisher :
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 39,53 MB
Release : 2021-02-25
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Kubelwagen are rather unknown vehicle types and often it is thought that it only was the VW Kübelwagen. The Kübelwagen belong to the cross-country vehicle category. The name doesn't sound particularly attractive, but it is the correct name that fits it. The name Kübelwagen or Kübelsitzwagen can be traced back to the beginning of the development of off-road military cars. In order to achieve the lowest possible weight, the doors were omitted on some models. They were replaced by tarpaulins or were omitted entirely. So that the occupants did not fall out of the vehicle while driving, bucket seats were installed to give the driver and front passenger a better seating. These seats were colloquially known as Kübel because of their tub-like shape and the vehicles in which they were installed as Kübelsitzwagen or briefly as Kübelwagen. In the course of time, this name became a synonym for all vehicles of this type, regardless of whether they still had bucket seats or not. Among other things, the VW type 82 is associated with the designation Kübelwagen, but it is much older and not manufacturer-specific as this book is going to show.This book contains pictures from the second world war.