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mittlerer Kraftomnibus (o), also as
Befehlskraftwagen
Funkauswertekraftwagen
Laboratoriumskraftwagen
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Commercial omnibuses with a maximum weight of up to 7,300 kg and 15 to 30 seats were classified as mittlerer Kraftomnibus (o) - medium motor bus (commercial), abbreviated m. Kom. (o). The key factor was the number of seats. The m. Kom. (o) was also used as Befehlskraftwagen - command motor vehicle, Funkauswertekraftwagen - radio analysing motor vehicle - and Laboratoriumskraftwagen - laboratory motor vehicle.
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The Essen based company Ludewig manufactured special omnibuses for the Wehrmacht commencing in 1939 (model W 39). The vehicles corresponded widely to the civilian model. Solely the interior was adapted to the military use and the side windows got a simplified design. On the left side of the car body, a spare wheel was flush-mounted in the area of the driver’s seat (see the upper photo).
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In the course of time, the car body was more and more simplified. Any decoration was omitted and the construction became more angular to simplify production.
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Around 1943, a widely simplified car body was introduced which was made of fibreboard to a large extent. Even the roof-rack was omitted on the illustrated 1944 model. Until 1944, Ludewig manufactured 2,880 exemplars of the Opel Blitz omnibus with the Wehrmacht superstructure.
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