cWW2 Opel Blitz German Stick Pin Badge Blitz A Medium-Weight Wehrmacht Truck / Lorry

cWWII era German "Opel Blitz" tie pin stick day badge. Advertisement pin for the Heer / Army truck used as a medium weight cargo and troop carrier in the Second World War.

By 1934, four versions of the one-tonne basic model were offered, along with fourteen versions of the larger two-tonne and 2½-tonne trucks. The Marquette engine was replaced in 1937 with a modern overhead valve 75 hp (56 kW) straight-six engine also used in Opel Admiral passenger cars. This engine was very similar to Chevrolet engines from the same period, to the point that advancing Allies were able to put disabled Blitzes abandoned by retreating Germans easily back into service using Chevrolet/GMC and Bedford parts.


From 1939, the Blitz 3.6 three-tonne version was used in large numbers by the German armed forces (Wehrmacht) throughout World War II. Variants included an elongated version and the four-wheel drive Blitz A. To cope with the bad road conditions and the rasputitsa mud seasons on the Eastern Front, a half-tracked Maultier ("mule") Sd.Kfz. 3 version was built using tracks and suspension from Panzer I tanks, which was nearly identical in mechanics to that of the British Universal Carrier. Among other roles, these were used as service vehicles for the Messerschmitt Me 323 military transport aircraft.

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