The Belgian 5th regiment karabiniers-wielrijders was a Belgian training regiment. They were sent to France for training in May 1940. They did 300km in two days with their bicycles.Harri wrote:I would say that if infantry marches about 50 km a day maximum cyclists can easily ride about 100 to 150 km a day in good conditions (gravel road) or even more if no fights. Very bad roads and swerves to forest routes (paths for example), when bikes are even carried, drop day's journey to the level of a marching infantry. So cyclists can be at least two to three times faster than infantry.Caldric wrote:I wonder how much more ground they could make in a day compared to regular marching infantry.
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Cyclists in the Western Campaign - 1940.
Moving forward!...............
Source: Radfahrschwadronen -Fahrraeder im einsatz bei der Wehrmacht. 1939-45.
Cheers. Raúl M .
Cyclists in the Western Campaign - 1940.
Moving forward!...............
Source: Radfahrschwadronen -Fahrraeder im einsatz bei der Wehrmacht. 1939-45.
Cheers. Raúl M .
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- Pedaling towards the Dendre Channel - Belgium in May 1940.
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Cyclists of the Waffen-SS in the Western Campaign - 1940.
Source: Radfahrschwadronen -Fahrraeder im einsatz bei der Wehrmacht. 1939-45.
Cheers. Raúl M .
Cyclists of the Waffen-SS in the Western Campaign - 1940.
Source: Radfahrschwadronen -Fahrraeder im einsatz bei der Wehrmacht. 1939-45.
Cheers. Raúl M .
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- SS Cyclists heading to Vlissen - Netherlands 1940.
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Cyclists in the Eastern Front - 1941.
Source: Radfahrschwadronen -Fahrraeder im einsatz bei der Wehrmacht. 1939-45.
Cheers. Raúl M .
Cyclists in the Eastern Front - 1941.
Source: Radfahrschwadronen -Fahrraeder im einsatz bei der Wehrmacht. 1939-45.
Cheers. Raúl M .
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- Cyclists moving cross country in the early days of Barbarossa - June 1941.
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Cyclists in the Eastern Front - 1941.
Source: Radfahrschwadronen -Fahrraeder im einsatz bei der Wehrmacht. 1939-45.
Cheers. Raúl M .
Cyclists in the Eastern Front - 1941.
Source: Radfahrschwadronen -Fahrraeder im einsatz bei der Wehrmacht. 1939-45.
Cheers. Raúl M .
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- Being towed by an Opel-Blitz truck - Jun 1941...................
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- A short rest in the march to the front - July 1941........................
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Cyclists in the Eastern Front - 1941.
Source: Radfahrschwadronen -Fahrraeder im einsatz bei der Wehrmacht. 1939-45.
Cheers. Raúl M .
Cyclists in the Eastern Front - 1941.
Source: Radfahrschwadronen -Fahrraeder im einsatz bei der Wehrmacht. 1939-45.
Cheers. Raúl M .
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- Crossing a watercourse around Witebsk - July 1941.
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Cyclists in the Eastern Front - 1941.
Source: Radfahrschwadronen -Fahrraeder im einsatz bei der Wehrmacht. 1939-45.
Cheers. Raúl M .
Cyclists in the Eastern Front - 1941.
Source: Radfahrschwadronen -Fahrraeder im einsatz bei der Wehrmacht. 1939-45.
Cheers. Raúl M .
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- Marching dismounted through the forest with the rifle to their chest ..........................
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Drills and skills.
Source: Radfahrschwadronen -Fahrraeder im einsatz bei der Wehrmacht. 1939-45.
Cheers. Raúl M .
Drills and skills.
Source: Radfahrschwadronen -Fahrraeder im einsatz bei der Wehrmacht. 1939-45.
Cheers. Raúl M .
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Cyclists in the Western Campaign - 1940.
Moving forward!...............
Source: Radfahrschwadronen -Fahrraeder im einsatz bei der Wehrmacht. 1939-45.
Cheers. Raúl M .
At least you don't have to shovel up after bicycles.
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