The most boring WW2 vehicle? The schwerer Wehrmachtschlepper

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 HK-101. Podzun-Pallas-Verlag GmbH: Dorheim, 1984.

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

Datenblätter für Heeres-Waffen, -Fahrzeuge und -Gerät. Pawlas: Nürnberg, Germany, 1976.

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http://www.kettenkrad.de


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