Vehicles of the D.A.KThe
German Afrika Korps (Deutsches Afrikakorps, D.A.K) was formed in the
winter of 1941 from Wehrmacht combat units to take part in the North
African Campaign. From February 1942, along with the Italian XXI Corps,
it became part of Panzer Group “Africa” under the command of Erwin
Rommel. The D.A.K was equipped with various types of combat vehicles and
maintained a large fleet of motor vehicles.One of the trucks
used by the Afrika Korps was the Mercedes-Benz L3000—a 3-ton cargo truck
with a 4×2 wheel configuration. For infantry transport, the s.E.Pkw
Kfz.70 was employed, a version of the Horch 108 Typ 40 army vehicle. In
the cargo bed of this vehicle, a Zwillingssockel 36 twin mount could be
installed, carrying two 7.92 mm MG 34 machine guns for use against air
targets or to provide fire support for infantry.Also in use was
the light universal all-terrain vehicle le.gl.Einheits-Pkw, produced by
Stoewer, BMW, and Hanomag from 1936. These multipurpose vehicles came in
various configurations, one of which was the Kfz.2—a three-seat radio
communication vehicle equipped with a Torn.Fu.b1 radio set.Number of details241 + 68 + 208
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