► Photothread: German Cranes, Wreckers, Field Modifications

[tigre]

Thanks glushenko ; I should have take a look before rely on the caption (it was night late ). Cheers. Raúl M .

[Jose85]

Photos from eBay.de

[SIS 5]

Hi Jose,

thank You very much for posting these great pics. Here another crane, mounted on a Sd.Kfz. 9/1 semi-track tractor. Source of the pic:
https://deutscher-stolz.livejournal.com/5837.html

Best regards

Bert

[SIS 5]

Hi,

here an interesting pic of a crane on a Pz III chassis, a field modification of the 6th Panzerdivision, in action during the summer 1943 (source of the pic: Waffen-Arsenal Special Band 22, "Panzerbergung im Zweiten Weltkrieg" by Markus Jaugitz).

Regards

Bert

[Leo Niehorster]

That's an interesting find.

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Leo

[Maxschnauzer]

Hi Jose,

thank You very much for posting these great pics. Here another crane, mounted on a Sd.Kfz. 9/1 semi-track tractor. Source of the pic:
https://deutscher-stolz.livejournal.com/5837.html

Best regards

Bert

That's a wonderful view, Bert. Thanks for the post.

[tigre]

Hello to all ; a little more......................

Werkstatt Kompanie in action!

Source: http://panzerserra.blogspot.com/2013/02 ... sdkfz.html
http://www.modelltrans.com/kits/405-sdk ... crane.html

Cheers. Raul M .

[arminfreitag]

Here a picture I found on ebay today.
Regards
Armin

[SIS 5]

Hi,

here another pic of the "Kfz-Aufsetzkran 3t" (attachable motor-vehicle crane 3 tons) on an Opel "Blitz" truck of the "Luftwaffe". (source of the pic: Bundesarchiv).

Regards

Bert

[kerryboo]

A poor-quality photo, but of a very unusual vehicle. It is a Thornycroft Tartar Light Recovery vehicle with a manual crane, perhaps built in a base workshop of the British army, based on the 3-ton GS model.

[glushenko]

[SIS 5]

Hi,

here a pic of a Büssing-NAG 4500 A with a Billstein crane. It is a late war version with some simplifications of production: dropped rear fenders, widely simplified front fenders, only four louvers stamped into the side plates of the engine bonnet and a narrower made bumper.

Best regards

Bert

[Maxschnauzer]

Hi,

here a pic of a Büssing-NAG 4500 A with a Billstein crane. It is a late war version with some simplifications of production: dropped rear fenders, widely simplified front fenders, only four louvers stamped into the side plates of the engine bonnet and a narrower made bumper.

Best regards

Bert

Hi Bert,
Thanks for that great pic. Is this version considered a Kfz.100?

[SIS 5]

Hi Max,

yes, that´s a Kfz. 100: Drehkran (Hebekraft 3 to); Fahrgestell des gl. LKW 4,5 to mit Satz Abschleppgerät - rotary crane (lifting weight 3 to); chassis of the truck 4,5 to suitable for off-road driving with a set of tow instruments. Here another pic of this vehicle (source: https://s31.wheelsage.org/picture/b/bus ... a-1_7.jpeg).

Best regards

Bert

[Maxschnauzer]

Thank you, Bert.
I believe this one I have in my archives is another late war 4500 A. Is that correct?