The German military was the largest employer of motorcycles during World War II. In addition, as German forces swept across conquered lands they acquired a wide array of British, French, and Belgian machines, painted them Wehrmacht gray, and sent them into battle. Produced between 1935-45, the Type 97, or Rikuo, was a WW2-era Japanese motorcycle that was a copy of the Harley-Davidson. Produced under a license from the American company, the vehicle was used by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) - in particular, those on the home islands.
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The Zündapp KS 750 is a World War II -era motorcycle and sidecar combination developed for the German Wehrmacht (armed forces) before and during the Second World War, by the German company Zündapp G.m.b.H. Aug 25, 2023 8:44 AM EDT The Germans Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach, who perfected the motorbike, could never have imagined that their invention would be put to lethal use by the Army of their own country. The Motorcycle The motorcycle became part of the arsenal of the German war machine. The BMW R75 is a World War II -era motorcycle and sidecar combination produced by the German company BMW. The Sd.Kfz.2 ( German: Sonderkraftfahrzeug 2) is a half-track motorcycle with a single front wheel, better known as the Kleines Kettenkraftrad HK 101 (from German klein 'small', Ketten 'chains/tracks', and Kraftrad 'motorcycle'), shortened to Kettenkrad (pl. Kettenkräder ). It was used by the military of Nazi Germany during the Second World War .
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The German military was the largest employers of motorcycles during World War II 1939-45. In addition, as German forces swept across conquered lands, they acquired a wide array of British, French and Belgian machines, painted them Wehrmacht gray and sent them into battle. Media in category "World War II military motorcycles of Germany" The following 91 files are in this category, out of 91 total. 08-Musée Overlord - Scene MortainLuttich1.jpg 1,512 × 1,134; 922 KB 1939 battle reenactment during the VII Aircraft Picnic in Kraków (153) (cropped).jpg 1,001 × 877; 227 KB The Zündapp KS 750 is a World War II-era motorcycle and sidecar combination developed for the German Wehrmacht before and during the Second World War, by the German company Zündapp G.m.b.H. After entering service in 1941, over 18,000 were built through 1944, and deployed on all major German battlefronts, for use in a variety of roles. The KS 750 was an integral design, featuring not one but. During the Second World War, Nazi Germany fielded a large variety of troop transport vehicles. Several of the successful builds were conventional four-wheel jeep-like cars like the Kübelwagon,.
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1942 Zundapp KS750. By Margie Siegal. Years produced: 1940-1948. Total production: 18,695. Claimed power: 26hp @ 4,000rpm. Top speed: 60mph (approx.) Engine type: 751cc overhead valve, air-cooled opposed twin (w/cylinders lifted 5 degrees for additional ground clearance) Published on Jul 23, 2009. Germany, Weapons German WWII Motorcycles In 1938-39 the German Army were using a number of mainly civilian designed motorcycles taken into service. An example of this type was the NSU 201 ZDB 'Light Motorcycle' which was powered by a single cylinder two-stroke engine of 200cc.
German WWII Military Vehicles German WWII Military Vehicles German WWII Military Vehicles. Home; Kubelwagens; Motorcycles ; Mercedes Benz 170v; Reenacting; Parts; Manuals; For Sale Section; Relics of the Reich; American WWII Vehicles; Original Wartime Photos; WWII Restorations; Motorcycles. In 1940, after World War II exploded in Europe, German motorcycle manufacturer NSU was commissioned to build a small tractor. Located in Neckarsulm, NSU had already begun designing a light tractor in 1938. Inventor Heinrich Kniepkamp received a patent on June 29, 1939, for small half-track vehicle.
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Zündapp (a.k.a. Zuendapp) was a major German motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1917 in Nuremberg by Fritz Neumeyer, together with the Friedrich Krupp AG and the machine tool manufacturer Thiel under the name " Zünd er- und App aratebau G.m.b.H." as a producer of detonators (Zünder- und Apparatebau is German for Igniter and Apparatus). For World War II, the Wehrmacht sent a proposal to both Zundapp and BMW, asking for a motorcycle that could carry 500kg, cruise at 80 kilometers/hour, and have a crawl speed of 5 km/h, among other features. Zundapp built a model from scratch, called the KS750. BMW adapted their R75. The German Army preferred the Zundapp design, but both models.
