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Daimler-Benz AG
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The brand name Mercedes goes back to the year 1900. From the union of the companies Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft and Benz & Cie., the Daimler Benz AG was made perfect in 1926. From this the brand name Mercedes-Benz resulted. Passenger cars of the Daimler-Benz AG were quite frequently at that time. 122,727 Mercedes cars were registered in the German Reich on 1st December 1938. Until 1940, more than 4,000 Kübelwagen of different types were manufactured. When the failure of the light Einheits-Pkw became clear, the incurred gap was closed with the Mercedes Benz type 170 VK. 19,075 vehicles of that type were manufactured from 1938 to 1942. As successor of the heavy Einheits-Pkw - which had likewise proven as a little useful - approximately 4,900 1.5t lorries of the type L 1500 A were built as personnel carriers.
Lorries from 1.5 ton to 10 tons payload were produced besides the passenger car program. The Reichswehr procured some 3 ton lorries as personnel carriers. Of the all-terrain 1.5 ton type G 3 a three-axles lorry more than 2,700 units were manufactured from 1929 to 1935. Further 7,400 units of the type LG 3000 3 ton lorry were assembled from 1935 to 1938. Aproximately 33,000 units of the important L 3000 & L 3000 S/A 3 ton lorries were manufactured from 1938 to 1944. Of the likewise important 4.5 ton lorry approx. 9,500 exemplars were manufactured by the Daimler Benz AG. Towards the end of war the own 3 ton lorry had to be adjusted and the Opel Blitz 3 ton lorry had to be built instead. After only approx. 3,500 units a bomb attack terminated production. In addition, the Wehrmacht had thousands of drawn in formerly civilian lorries from Mercedes Benz.
The Daimler Benz AG was one of the three larges omnibus manufacturers in the German Reich. So, many of them were later seen in use by the Wehrmacht. Mainly medium and heavy omnibuses were made. The first COE omnibus was made in the late 1930s.
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Year of construction:
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Payload in MT:
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Quantity:
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Kübelwagen:
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Mercedes-Benz 8/38 PS, type Stuttgart 200 (W 02)
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1928-1931
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prototypes
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Mercedes-Benz type Stuttgart 260 (W 11 IV)
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1929-1935
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more than 1,500
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Mercedes-Benz type 170 (W 15)
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1931-1936
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few
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Mercedes-Benz type 130 H (W 23)
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1934-1935
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8
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Mercedes-Benz type 290 (W 18)
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1933-1934
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few
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Mercedes-Benz type 290/I (W 18 III)
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1934-1935
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90
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Mercedes-Benz type 290/II (W 135)
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1936-1937
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629
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Mercedes-Benz type 320 WK (W 142 III)
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1936-1939
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1,764
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Mercedes-Benz type 340 WK (W 142 V)
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1938-1940
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42
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Mercedes-Benz type 170 VG (W 133 III) / 170 VL (W 139)
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1935-1936
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104
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Mercedes-Benz type G 5 (W 152)
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1937-1941
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378
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Mercedes-Benz type 170 VK (W 136 K)
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1938-1942
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19,075
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Mercedes-Benz type 170 V police Kübelwagen (W 136)
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1935-1942
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see 170 V car
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Mercedes-Benz type L 1500 A (L 301)
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1941-1943
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4,903
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Three-axle passenger cars:
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Mercedes-Benz type G 1 (W 103)
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1926-1928
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7
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Mercedes-Benz type G 3 a (WG 09 II)
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1933
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ca. 16
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Mercedes-Benz type G 4 (W 31, W 131)
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1934-1939
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72
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Passenger cars:
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Mercedes-Benz type 16/50 PS
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1926-1927
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?
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Mercedes-Benz type 300, 320 & 350
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1926-1930
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4,432
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Mercedes-Benz type 400
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1926-1929
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911
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Mercedes-Benz type 630
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1926-1929
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508
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Mercedes-Benz type 8/38 PS, as of 1928 type Stuttgart 200 (W 02)
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1926-1933
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16,956
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Mercedes-Benz type 18/80 PS Nürburg 460 (W 08), 19/100 PS Nürburg 500 (W 08)
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1928-1933
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ca. 3,110
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Mercedes-Benz type 10/50 PS resp. Stuttgart 260 (W 11) & 260 lang (W 11 L)
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1929-1934
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6,807
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Mercedes-Benz type Mannheim 350, 370, 370 K, 370 S (W 10)
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1929-1935
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1,782
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Mercedes-Benz type 770 Großer Mercedes (W 07 (K))
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1930-1938
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117
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Mercedes-Benz type 170 (W 15)
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1931-1936
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13,775
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Mercedes-Benz type 200 (W 21) & 200 lang (W 21)
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1932-1937
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15,622
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Mercedes-Benz type 500 (W 24) & 500 K (W 29)
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1932-1939
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ca. 1,140
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Mercedes-Benz type 130 H (W 23)
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1933-1936
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4,298
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Mercedes-Benz type 290 (W 18) & 290 lang (W 18 II)
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1933-1937
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7,495
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Mercedes-Benz type 170 V (W 136)
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1935-1942
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74,964
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Mercedes-Benz type 260 D (W 138)
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1935-1940
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1,967
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Mercedes-Benz type 540 K (W 24, W 29, W 129)
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1935-1941
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447
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Mercedes-Benz type 170 H (W 28)
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1936-1939
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2,507
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Mercedes-Benz type 230 (W 143)
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1936-1941
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20,336
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Mercedes-Benz type 320 (W 142)
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1937-1942
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4,326
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Mercedes-Benz type 340 (W 142 IV)
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1937-1942
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885
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Mercedes-Benz type 230 (W 153)
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1938-1943
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4,262
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Mercedes-Benz type 770 (W 150 II)
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1938-1943
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88
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Cross-country lorries:
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Mercedes-Benz G 3 (WG 09 I) & G 3 a (WG 09 II)
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1928-1938
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1.5 / 1.8
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2,775
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Mercedes-Benz LG 2000 (LG 65/2)
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1934-1935
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2.0 - 2.6
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2 (?)
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Mercedes-Benz LG 2500 (LG 65/3)
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1934-1939
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2.25 - 3.25
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161
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Mercedes-Benz LG 3000 a (LG 65/4)
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1934-1939
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3.25 - 4.25
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5 (?)
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Mercedes-Benz LG 3000 (LG 63)
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1934-1940
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2.0 - 3.0
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7,440
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Einheits-Diesel type HWa 526 D
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193?-1940
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2.5
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544
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Mercedes-Benz LG 4000 (LG 68)
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1937-1939
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2.7 - 3.7
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76
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Lorries:
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Mercedes-Benz L 1 / N 1 (beginning in 1930: L 2000)
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1927-1932
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1.5 - 2.0
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3,992 (incl. buses)
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Mercedes-Benz L 45 / N 46 (beginning in 1930: L 2500 / Lo 2500)
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1927-1932
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2.2 - 2.5
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2,487 (incl buses)
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Mercedes-Benz L 57 / N 58 (beginning in 1930: L 2750, L 3000 resp. LO 3000)
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1927-1932
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2.2 - 3.0
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4,161 (incl buses)
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Mercedes-Benz L 2 / N 2 (beginning in 1930: L 4000)
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1926-1933
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2.0 - 4.0
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1,767 (incl. buses)
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Mercedes-Benz L 5 / N 5 (beginning in 1930: L 5000)
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1927-1932
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5.0
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1,694 (incl. buses)
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Mercedes-Benz N 56 (beginning in 1930: L 8500)
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1928-1932
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7.0 - 8.5
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138 (incl. buses)
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Mercedes-Benz L 1000 Express (W 37)
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1929-1936
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1.0
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2,376
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Mercedes-Benz Lo 2000, Lo 2500 resp. L 2000, L 2500 (L 60)
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1932-1940
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2.0 - 2.5
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21,064 (incl buses)
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Mercedes-Benz Lo 2750, Lo 3000 resp. L 3000 (L 59)
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1932-1938
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2.75 - 3.0
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16,270 (incl. buses)
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Mercedes-Benz Lo 3500 (L 64)
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1932-1935
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3.5
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see Lo/L 3750
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Mercedes-Benz L 5000 (L 35)
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1932-1936
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5.0
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1,440
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Mercedes-Benz L 8500 (N 56)
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1934-1936
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8.5
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85 (incl. buses)
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Mercedes-Benz Lo 3750 & L 3750 (L 64) (incl. Wodd-gas & other chassis)
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1935-1941
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3.75
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9,338
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Mercedes-Benz L 6500 (L 54)
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1935-1940
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7.0
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2,145
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Mercedes-Benz L 10000 (N 56)
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1935-1939
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10.0
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95
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Mercedes-Benz L 1100 (L 70)
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1936-1941
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1.1
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2,168
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Mercedes-Benz L 1500 E (L 70) ambulance
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1937-1938
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1.1
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Mercedes-Benz L 1500 (L 70), L 2000 l (L 81) (light)
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1937-1940
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1.5
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6,455
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Mercedes-Benz L 3000 (L 66)
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1938-1939
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3.1
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12,840
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Mercedes-Benz L 3000 S (L 66) (incl. Wood-gas & fire fighting vehicles)
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1939-1944
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3.1
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18,356
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Mercedes-Benz L 4500 S (L 303) (incl. Wood-gas & fire fighting vehicles)
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1939-1944
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4.95
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6,402
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Mercedes-Benz L 3000 A (L 66)
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1940-1942
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3.02
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2,069
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Mercedes-Benz L 1500 S (L 301)
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1941-1944
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1.5
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4,101
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Mercedes-Benz L 1500 A (L 301) (incl. personnel carriers)
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1941-1943
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1.5
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4,903
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Mercedes-Benz L 4500 A (L 303) (incl. fire fighting vehicles)
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1941-1944
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4.685
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2,711
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Mercedes-Benz L 701 (Opel-Blitz license production)
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1944-1945
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3.3
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3,500
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Semi-trailer units:
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Mercedes-Benz LZ 4000 (L 60)
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1934-1937
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4.0
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with lorries
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Mercedes-Benz LZ 6000 (L 59)
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1932-1938
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6.0
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with lorries
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Mercedes-Benz LZ 8000 (L 64)
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1933-1935
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8.0
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with lorries
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Mercedes-Benz LZ 10000 (L 64)
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1935-1941
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10.0
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with lorries
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Omnibuses:
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Mercedes-Benz N 1
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1927-1932
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with lorries
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Mercedes-Benz N 46 (beginning in 1930: O 2500)
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1927-1932
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with lorries
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Mercedes-Benz N 58 (beginning in 1930: O 3000)
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1927-1932
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with lorries
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Mercedes-Benz N 2 (beginning in 1930: O 4000)
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1927-1933
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with lorries
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Mercedes-Benz N 5, NJ 5
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1927-1931
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with lorries
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Mercedes-Benz N 56
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1928-1933
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138 (incl lorries)
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Mercedes-Benz Lo 2000 resp. O 2000 (L 60)
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1932-1940
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with lorries
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Mercedes-Benz Lo 3500, Lo 3750 resp. O 3750 (L 64)
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1933-1941
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2,535
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Mercedes-Benz O 4000 (N 2)
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1934-1938
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132
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Mercedes-Benz O 8500 (N 56)
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1933-1936
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85 (incl. lorries)
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Mercedes-Benz Lo 2500 resp. O 2600 (L 60)
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1935-1940
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1,531
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Mercedes-Benz Lo P 3750 resp. OP 3750 (L 64)
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1935-1941
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450
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Mercedes-Benz Lo 3100, Lo 3200 resp. O 3200 (L 59)
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1935-1939
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520 (incl. lorries)
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Mercedes-Benz O 10000 (N 56)
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1937-1941
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386
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Mercedes-Benz O 3000 (L 66)
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1939-1944
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153
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Mercedes-Benz O 4500 (L 302)
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1941-1944
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300
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Armoured vehicles:
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6-Rad Panzerspähwagen Typ Mercedes-Benz G 3 a/p
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1932-1933
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ca. 37
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Maschinengewehrkraftwagen (Kfz. 13) mit Fahrgestell des m. Pkw. (o)
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1933-1935
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14
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Funkkraftwagen (Kfz. 14) mit Fahrgestell des m. Pkw. (o)
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1933-1935
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4
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Half-track vehicles:
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Mercedes-Benz type LR 75
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1936-1939
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0.8
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35
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Gleisketten Lastkraftwagen 4,5t (Maultier) (Sd. Kfz. 3/5) Mercedes Benz L 4500 R (LR 303)
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1943-1944
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4.5
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1,486
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mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 5t (Sd. Kfz. 6)
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1935-1939
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1.5
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813
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mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 8t (Sd. Kfz. 7)
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1934
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1.5
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5
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schwerer Zugkraftwagen 12t (Sd. Kfz. 8)
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1934-1944
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1.8 - 2.0
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