Another Mercedes that found widespread use in the Third Reich was the 260D sedan. Mercedes built the 260D from 1936-1940. Because it had a diesel engine, it saw only rear-echelon use with the Heer, but both the Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe, which had other diesel engines, used a number of them. The unfortunate 260D has a very dark side to its history. It was the car of choice for the dreaded Gestapo. As Jens Mehner put it, “I would call the 260D a thug's car since that is a name those leather-coat-clad subhumans deserve...”
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