► Photothread: Motorcycles of Wehrmacht

[Reichskriegsgericht]

But I'm equally curious aout the nationality of the soldiers in the pic with the Wehrmacht NCO.

IMHO, the German Soldier is a signals officer (see shoulder straps and the patch on his arm), the solder behind him should be a Bulgarian officer, the other men are serbian soldiers. So the picture would be taken in April 1941 during the Balkans campaign.

[Maxschnauzer]

Thanks for the info, Reichskriegsgericht! From the apprehensive looks on their faces I thought they must be POW's.

[AlifRafikKhan]

Can someone identify the bike even with the rasputitsa all over it?

Source: http://www.kriegsberichter-archive.com/ ... ategory/30

[Maxschnauzer]

It looks like a BMW R75 that needs a bath!

[AlifRafikKhan]

Hahaha indeed. Thank you again Max...

[Reichskriegsgericht]

Thanks for the info, Reichskriegsgericht! From the apprehensive looks on their faces I thought they must be POW's.

You are right, the serbian soldiers are POW. The Bulgarians and Germans however were Allies and fought together in that campaign.

[SIS 5]

Hi Kerry,

to Your question about the motorcycle (16th January): Your suspicion is right: it is an Austrian motorcycle, a Puch 792ccm with a horizontally mounted opposed 4 cylinder engine, built 1936 - 1938. About 550 were produced for the Austrian army and other departments. Here a pic (source of the information and the pic: "Von A wie Ardie bis Z wie Zündapp" by Horst Hinrichsen.

Regards

Bert

[SIS 5]

Hi Alif,

to Your question about the motorcycle (also 16th January): it is also an Austrian Puch, her it could be the type GS 350ccm, built 1938. Here also a pic from the same source: "Von A wie Ardie bis Z wie Zündapp" by Horst Hinrichsen.

Regards

Bert

[AlifRafikKhan]

Great! Thank you Bert...

[kerryboo]

Hello Bert,
Thank you for the reply. However, the engine set-up is very different to mine, but I went to a Puch site and think I found the exact model. I think the 'bike is a 500cc Luxus of 1938 or so. It has a 2-cylinder, in-line, two-stroke engine.
What do you think? Certainly without your push in the right direction I would still be lost, so, many, many thanks once again,
All the best,
Kerry.

[AlifRafikKhan]

BMW R12?

Source: FB page

[Maxschnauzer]

BMW R12?

Source: FB page

Hi Alif,
I believe it's an R11.

[AlifRafikKhan]

Thank you Max...

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Two images from EBay:

Image 1: NSU 501 TS ???
Image 2: BMW R12

Sturm78

[SIS 5]

Hi Sturm 78,

You are totally right, the motorcycle on the first pic is a NSU type 501 TS.

Regards

Bert