The schwerer Wehrmachtschlepper is probably one of the most boring German vehicles of the Second World War, yet, its history provides us with interesting insights and a better understanding of the German Armed Forces during the Second World War and also the German industry.

Disclaimer I: I was invited by Militärhistorische Museum der Bundeswehr Dresden in 2019 & 2021. http://www.mhmbw.de/

Various footage recorded at Militracks 2019 at the Overloon War Museum: https://www.militracks.nl https://www.oorlogsmuseum.nl/en/home/


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Hettler, Nicolaus: Nuts & Bolts: Vol. 41: Büssing’s schwerer Wehrmachtschlepper (sWS), armoured and unarmoured variants. Nuts & Bolts Verlag GbR: Neumünster, Germany, 2018.

Generalstab des Heeres, Org.Abt. (IIIa): Studie über Rüstung 1944, 26. Januar 1944.

BArch, RH 2/948: Verschiedene Angelegenheiten der Gruppe III. Bd. 2.

Abel, Friehelm: Kleines Kettenkraftrad Sd. Kfz. 2 Typ HK101. PodzunPallasVerlag GmbH: Dorheim, 1984.

Schwarzmann, Peter: Panzerketten: Die Gleisketten der deutschen Kettenfahrzeuge des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus: Königswinter, Germany, 2013.

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00:00 Intro
00:28 Channel & Patreon
00:56 Just another HalfTrack?
01:20 1st Generation HalfTracks
01:52 2nd Generation HalfTracks
02:43 3rd Generation HalfTracks
03:44 Studie Rüstung 1944
05:31 Main Differences to the regular HalfTracks
8:13 Jens Wehner on the Object History
11:09 Armored Variant
11:52 Production Numbers
13:25 Summary
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