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► Photothread: German vehicles and "Rasputitsa"

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Post by sir dude » 01 May 2010, 03:43

Rasputitsa, the Russian term for the biannual seasons, when rain turned dirt roads into mud quagmires. A nightmare for the German Army, which made any movement almost impossible for that month. A term the Wehrmacht in Russia learnt to dread.
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Re: German vechiles and "Rasputitsa"

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Post by sir dude » 01 May 2010, 03:45

Tracked vechiles, e-bay.
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Re: German vechiles and "Rasputitsa"

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Post by sir dude » 01 May 2010, 03:50

Three more. e-bay.
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Re: German vechiles and "Rasputitsa"

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Post by sir dude » 01 May 2010, 03:58

Motorbikes, e-bay.
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Re: German vechiles and "Rasputitsa"

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Post by sir dude » 01 May 2010, 04:15

Three more, e-bay.
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Re: German vechiles and "Rasputitsa"

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Post by sir dude » 02 May 2010, 00:39

Greeting all, three from e-bay,
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Re: German vechiles and "Rasputitsa"

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Post by peeved » 02 May 2010, 22:58

Stuka zu Fuß towing a Ford (Source eBay.de).

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Re: German vechiles and "Rasputitsa"

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Post by sir dude » 03 May 2010, 02:24

Three from e-bay.
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Re: German vechiles and "Rasputitsa"

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Post by sir dude » 03 May 2010, 03:56

This photo shows how bad the roads became. e-bay.
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Post by sir dude » 04 May 2010, 02:23

This Opel Blitz struggling through the mud. e-bay.
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Post by sir dude » 05 May 2010, 02:26

One from e-bay.
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Re: German vechiles and "Rasputitsa"

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Post by sir dude » 07 May 2010, 05:43

This bus and what looks like soviet pows, maybe there to help push if needed. e-bay.
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Post by sir dude » 07 May 2010, 07:54

Even von Manteuffel found it hard going, e-bay.
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Post by peeved » 09 May 2010, 21:03

Officers pitching in to get ahead (Source eBay.de).

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Re: German vechiles and "Rasputitsa"

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Post by sir dude » 10 May 2010, 04:10

8t Mittlere Zugkraftwagon, e-bay.
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