German equipment after war use

Discussions on the equipment used by the Axis forces, apart from the things covered in the other sections. Hosted by Juha Tompuri
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kladinovi
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German equipment after war use

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Post by kladinovi » 01 Jun 2019, 15:39

With the end of ww2 a lot of German military equipment was left to the people and many factories where just there to make stuff for the war so many things would be utilized in civilian life or converted to civilian use. I have seen sieves out of Stahlhelms or pots out of Panzerfaust and that shoe soles were made out of tires and some vehicles were modified. Could you please gather here all stuff of the German/Japanese/Italian army that were used after the war in the civilian life: Thanks ahead :milwink:

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Post by Waleed Y. Majeed » 01 Jun 2019, 17:52

Nightpots too
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https://arkiv.dk/vis/2211157

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Post by kladinovi » 01 Jun 2019, 23:00

thanks i think there is some production footage but i cant find it too if anybody knows where to find that

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Post by Helmut0815 » 17 Jun 2019, 21:06

The NSU Kettenkrad (Sd.Kfz. 2) was used postwar by farmers and in forestry as a tractor. Some 550 vehicles were build by NSU until 1948, the only Wehrmacht vehicle still produced after the war.


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Post by rmark » 25 Sep 2019, 20:56

the book 'One Million Tons of War Material for Peace' by Magnus tells the story of STEG, a company formed to handle the wartime leftovers.

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Post by Alex Tijerina » 30 Sep 2019, 03:18

'One Million Tons of War Material for Peace'. Can't find that book on Amazon.

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