Unmitigated England (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
A German military ambulance in Unmitigated England? Mein Gott! But it was at this year's English Heritage Festival of History. And I liked the photograph of it against a very English summer sky. OK, that's enough excuses. I leave it to my engineering-inclined commentators to discuss the various merits of the Opel Blitz as opposed to the Opel Blitzkreig, but I think what appeals is that it's over here...
BigLee's Miniature Adventures (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
The Opel Blitz Opel 3.6-36S/SSM Gleisketten-Lastkraftwagen or Opel Maultier (meaning "Mule") was a vehicle born of necessity. When Germany invaded Russia it soon became clear that normal wheeled vehicles were going to struggle on the poor quality or often non existent roads. By the spring of 1942 it was decided to produce half tracked versions of existing wheeled vehicles. The Opel Blitz...
A Western Heart (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
Pictured above are a couple of "Blitz" trucks in mint condition. There were a number of variations of them. You see above, for instance, that they came in both 6-wheel and 4-wheel versions. They were made in Canada by both Ford and Chevrolet during WWII as part of the huge Canadian contribution to the war effort. Male Canadians and Britons in those days were men, not the whining mice that...
World Affairs Board (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
Please see this WW2-era photo: [Photo] German crew of a 7.5 cm PaK 40 anti-tank gun resting in an Italian town, 1943 | World War II Database (http://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=8234) Take a note of the truck in the background. Is that an Opel Blitz? Thanks!
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