Other STOEWER-WERKE AG 40 4x4, German 62nd Infantry Div

Fahrzeugstandort: Bovenden, Engine: Wassergekühlter 4-Zylinder OHV Benzinmotor AW2 und R180W The Stoewer type 40 4x4 Kfz 2 light signals (radio) car entered service in 1940. The radio set, typically a model b1 portable radio transmitter (None with this example), was positioned in the right rear passenger area. The radio operator sat in the left rear seat. Fittings were provided that enabled the antennae to either be mounted on the left rear fender if the canvas top was raised or on top of the radio unit if the top was down. Stoewer Kfz 2 radio cars differed from the standard Stoewer 40 personnel cars due to the elimination of the right rear passenger door. Extensive use of radio communication was an integral part of the tactical doctrine implemented during the late 1930s by German military planners. Precise coordination between multiple combat formations resulted in a stunning series of victories for the German Wehrmacht (military) in the first years of World War II. Radio communicatio