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SdKfz 247 Ausf A 2
SdKfz 247 Ausf B WH-651557 of the Großdeutschland Division
SdKfz 247 Ausf B
SdKfz 247 Ausf B front view
SdKfz 247 Ausf B WH-651559, Eastern Front 1942
Sd.Kfz. 247 during military parade
SdKfz 247 Ausf A
armored command car SdKfz 247 Ausf A
German armored command car SdKfz 247 Ausf. A
SdKfz 247 (6-Rad) was an armored command car used by the German Armed Forces during World War 2. Vehicle were based on the chassis of the Krupp L2H 43 and L2H 143 six-wheeled lorries.
Car was often used as transportation for high-ranking German officials and also as an artillery observation vehicle.
Bibliography:
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- John Milsom, Peter Chamberlain: German Armoured Cars of World War Two, Arms &Armour Press
- Walter J. Spielberger: Die gepanzerten Radfahrzeuge des Deutschen Heeres 1905-1945 – MotorBuchVerlag Militarfahrzeuge 4 (german)
- Reinhard Frank: Krupp-Kraftwagen im Krieg. Die legendare Krupp-Protze und andere – Waffen Arsenal 107
- Thomas L. Jentz, Hilary L. Doyle: Panzer Tracts No. 13 – Panzerspahwagen. Armored Cars Sd.Kfz. 3 to Sd.Kfz. 263
- Peter Chamberlain, Hilary L. Doyle, Thomas L. Jentz: Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two. A Complete Illustrated Directory of German Battle Tanks, Armoured Cars, Self-propelled Guns, and Semi-tracked Vehicles, 1933–1945