Mercedes-Benz L3000

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Mercedes-Benz L 3000 S, Greece, 1943.
Type	Truck
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
In service	1938 - 1945
Wars	World War II
Specifications
Mass	tonnes
Length	m
Width	m
Height	m
Crew	2
Armor	none
Maximum speed	km/h

The Mercedes-Benz L3000 was a 4x2 3-ton rear axle drive truck used by Germany in World War II, powered by a Daimler-Benz OM 65/4 75 hp 4-cylinder diesel engine. It was used alongside the Opel Blitz, and proved even more reliable in rough terrain; and was used in all fronts and extensively by the Afrika Korps. It was manufactured in three versions, the L3000, the L3000A, and the L3000S, from 1938 to 1943; by that time more than 27,700 of all versions had been built. This made it the most produced Mercedes-Benz truck of World War II.

Images

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  Mercedes-Benz L 3000S truck in a museum in Noginsk, Russia
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  Mercedes-Benz L 3000 S, Italy, 1944
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  Mercedes-Benz L 3000, Hungary, 1944

References

Bibliography

• Oswald, Werner: Kraftfahrzeuge und Panzer der Reichswehr, Wehrmacht und Bundeswehr. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1982. (in german)

External links

• kfz der Wehrmacht - Mercedes Benz L 3000 S
• fahrzeuge der Wehrmacht - Mercedes 3000 (in german)
• Wehrmacht Technik - Technical details, 3 views, pictures of the Mercedes Benz L 3000 (in german)