► Photothread: German Cranes, Wreckers, Field Modifications

[SIS 5]

Hi Holger,

thank You very much for this excellent information about the attachable motor-vehicle crane / Kfz-Aufsetzkran.

Regards

Bert

[SIS 5]

Hi all,

here another pic of the attachable motor-vehicle crane / Kfz-Aufsetzkran on an Opel Blitz truck, this time in colours (source of the pic: expired ebay auction).

Regards

Bert

[fireindi64]

Hello all

I found on E-bay a other pic of the mysterie 3 axle crane!
The pictures I found about this crane are all in context with the "Legion Condor"
Is this a special serial for this unit or is it a bigger serie for the RW-Wehrmacht?

Is here more info?

best regards
Henning

ps. whats your opinion? The crane pics about the Legion Copndor shows allways the same crane or different?

[SIS 5]

Hi Henning,

sorry for the late answer. I spent my time with other things.
To Your really very interesting question: on Hennings site there is some information about this truck: a so called Triebwerkkraftwagen (Kfz. 75) on the chassis of the "mittlerer geländegängiger LKW". This type is listed under the trucks of Henschel type 33 and Krupp type L 3 H 63. Under Krupp L 3 H 63 is shown a pic of this truck with the license plate WL= Luftwaffe. That indicates, that it was a vehicle of the Luftwaffe for changing the engines of airplanes, also used in the Legion Condor.

Regards

Bert

[fireindi64]

Hello all

A other new picture of a "AufsetzKran" on Opel, source is E-bay.

best regards
Henning

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Bilstein crane on truck:

Image from Ebay
Sturm78

[SIS 5]

Hi all,

here a pic of a light Bilstein crane on a heavy semi-track tractor Sd. Kfz. 9. It´s neither the type Sd.Kfz. 9/1 with a 6-ton crane, nor the type Sd-Kfz. 9/2 with a 10-ton crane. So it could be a field modification. Source of the pic: an expired ebay auction.

Regards

Bert

[brano]

Panzer II with crane (cranes)

http://forum.valka.cz/viewtopic.php/tit ... II/t/78061

[SIS 5]

Hi,

here a pic of an Opel Blitz 3-tonner with a crane of amaintenance unit (source of the pic: expired ebay auction).

Regards

Bert

[peeved]

Brit Beute. Photos from exp. eBay.de auction http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 1067590553

Markus

[fireindi64]

Hello


out of e bay. its a german or capured???

best regards
Henning

[SIS 5]

Hi Henning,

it is a captured one. It must be one of the 3-ton 6x4 trucks fitted with a Gantry Recovery body. Here a pic of such a truck, here a Guy type FBAX with the framework gantry and lifting tackle of the 3-ton Gantry (source of the pic: "British Military Trucks of World War Two" by Les Freathy.

Regards

Bert

[SIS 5]

Hi all,

here another pic of the attachable motor-vehicle crane / Kfz-Aufsetzkran on a Borgward B 3000 S truck (source of the pic: Robert Sawicki: Samochody Wehrmachtu vol. III").

Regards

Bert

[SIS 5]

Hi all,

here a pic of a Billstein crane in action, mounted on a Kfz. 100, here a Büssing-NAG type 4500 (source of the pic: Janusz Ledwoch: "Samochody Wehrmachtu vol. IV").

Regards

Bert

[SIS 5]

Hi all,

here a pic of a Faun LK 5 special crane of the "Heer". Source of the pic: Steel Maters Nr. 16: "Auf den Rollbahnen Russlands - Teil 2" by Yves Buffetaut.

Regards

Bert