Mercedes-Benz L3000
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Mercedes-Benz L 3000 S, Greece, 1943. | |
Type | Truck |
Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
Service history | |
In service | 1938 - 1945 |
Wars | World War II |
Specifications | |
Weight | tonnes |
Length | m |
Width | m |
Height | m |
Crew | 2 |
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Armor | none |
Speed | km/h |
The Mercedes-Benz L3000 was a 4x2 3-ton rear axle drive truck used by Germany in World War II, powered by a Daimler-Benz OM 65/4 75 hp 4-cylinder diesel engine. It was used alongside the Opel Blitz, and proved even more reliable in rough terrain; and was used in all fronts and extensively by the Afrika Korps. It was manufactured in three versions, the L3000, the L3000A, and the L3000S, from 1938 to 1943; by that time more than 27,700 of all versions had been built. This made it the most produced Mercedes-Benz truck of World War II.
Images
- Mercedes-Benz L 3000S truck in a museum in Noginsk, Russia
- Mercedes-Benz L 3000 S, Italy, 1944
- Mercedes-Benz L 3000, Hungary, 1944
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Oswald, Werner: Kraftfahrzeuge und Panzer der Reichswehr, Wehrmacht und Bundeswehr. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1982. (in german)
External links
- kfz der Wehrmacht - Mercedes Benz L 3000 S
- fahrzeuge der Wehrmacht - Mercedes 3000 (in german)
- Wehrmacht Technik - Technical details, 3 views, pictures of the Mercedes Benz L 3000 (in german)
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