On a Bicycle Built For....War

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Re: On a Bicycle Built For....War

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Post by tigre » 29 Aug 2022, 05:59

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

Cyclists in action.

Source: Illustrierter Beobachter Magazine - 23 May 1940

Cheers. Raul M 8-).
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Post by CogCalgary » 18 Nov 2022, 16:30

Christoph Awender wrote: ↑
05 Aug 2002, 13:13
 There was also the air-drop version for Fallschirmjäger. The bikes improved the speed of the unit when landed.
It was packed in a transport case with an attached parachute so that it is not damaged when dropped.
Not very often used but very interesting.
Father-law told me about a fold up bike with a tiny two stroke motor in Syria.Air dropped.
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Re: On a Bicycle Built For....War

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Post by Sid Guttridge » 19 Nov 2022, 12:02

"Damn, they all look the same AND I've forgotten my bike chain padlock combination".
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Sid Guttridge wrote: ↑
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 "Damn, they all look the same AND I've forgotten my bike chain padlock combination".
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Re: On a Bicycle Built For....War

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Post by jbroshot » 24 Nov 2022, 01:36

From Die Feldgrauen Reiter, by Klaus Christian Richter (1986), my favorite photo of the the modern Blitzkrieg: bicycles....and horses.
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Caption reads, "Ostpreußen. Eine Afufkl.-Abt. bereitet sich auf das >Unternehmen Barbarossa< vor."
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