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Fahrzeug- und Motoren-Werke GmbH (FAMO)

 

 

 

 

 

The root of FAMO goes back to the Wagenbauanstalt Gottfried Linke which was founded in Breslau in 1839. The successor company was shifted to a corporation in 1897. In 1912, the merger with the Waggonfabrik Gebr. Hofmann & Co. AG lead to the Linke-Hofmann-Werke AG Breslau (name as of 1917). After several further takeovers, the merger with the Waggon- und Maschinenfabrik AG vorm. Busch, Bautzen lead to the Linke-Hofmann-Busch Werke AG in 1928. In the course of the great depression, several on-site-contractions occurred. In 1934, the concern was divided into several companies. On 15th November 1935, the machine building branch of the Linke-Hofmann-Busch-Werke was taken over by Junkers. It was continued under the name Fahrzeug- und Motoren-Werke GmbH – in short FAMO. Wheeled- and crawler tractors were manufactured besides diesel engines. The manufacturing of a lorry was started, too. FAMO developed and manufactured the heavy 18 ton half-track vehicle (Sd. Kfz. 9) for the Wehrmacht.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year of construction:

Payload in MT:

Quantity:

 

 

Lorries:

 

 

 

 

 

FAMO Type ?

1935-?

5.0

?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wheeled tractors:

 

Towing capacity in MT:

 

 

 

FAMO Straßenschlepper Type LV

1937-1939

up to 40

?

 

 

FAMO Ackerrad XL

1939-1946

?

?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Half-track vehicles:

 

Payload in MT:

 

 

 

schwerer Zugkraftwagen 18t (Sd. Kfz. 9)

1935-1944

2.8

ca. 2,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tracked tractors:

 

Towing capacity in MT:

 

 

 

LHW-Stumpf Raupenschlepper 50 PS

1927-1931

?

?

 

 

LHB Boxer, as of 1935 FAMO Boxer

1932-1944

?

?

 

 

LHB Rübezahl, as of 1935 FAMO Rübezahl

1932-1944

6.0

?

 

 

FAMO Riese

1940-1944

?

?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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