Taking War Booty Too Far...

[Stinch]

This has to be the craziest example of a war prize. What were they thinking?



Caption translated from Google: "Italy .- lighter armored Sd.Kfz. 253 with attached civilian car"

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[paddywhack]

hell id do it if i could!! if i was a GI back then id be looking to see if i could ship a tank home!!!!

[mfh7200]

Is this what they call.....car- pooling ?

[MaxxBrunn1938]

This is in one of my German Army books, what they were tring to do was the Sd.Kfz. 253 would stay in low area such as burms with the car showing above as a observation post. The floorboard was cut out.


Joe

[Stinch]

This is in one of my German Army books, what they were tring to do was the Sd.Kfz. 253 would stay in low area such as burms with the car showing above as a observation post. The floorboard was cut out.


Joe

Very interesting, I had not thought of that. I doubt the company commander would have approved a non-military purpose anyway. Makes me wonder how they got it up there. It probably didn't do too well coming off.

[Gary Jucha]

Normandy

Normandy camo !!!
An attempt to fool allied ground attack aircraft.

[gregM]

hell id do it if i could!! if i was a GI back then id be looking to see if i could ship a tank home!!!!

My old neighbor was on Patton's staff and was in Germany untill 1947.
He was Patton's liaison pilot. He commandeered a German ME108 as
it was a much better plane than his issued CUB. He tried to have it
sent home when he rotated back but was not allowed to let it leave
Europe.

[paddywhack]

hehehe now that would have been cool!!!

[Mike Dalton]

Another war crime! Grand theft auto

[Tim G]

Nice idea ! Keeps the rain out but lets in a bit of light. If its too sunny you can always roll a window down.