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elbavaro


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Hi All!

I just want to share this with you.

I found this picture in an old book I just bought. It is called "Festschrift zur Denkmalweihe der deutschen Kraftfahrtruppen am 7. Juni 1931" (honorary publication�of the induction of the memorial of the German Motor Troops on June 7th 1931).

This is memorial�was totaly unknown to me. It was destroyed after WW2 and it seems that there are no existing fotos available.

Regards
Chris



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Hedi


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Cool Whippet with pointed bow, fantasy or real type

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elbavaro


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I guess it is more or less fantasy.

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Hello everybody (a newcomer to this list),

the picture shows the official memorial of the German Kraftfahrtruppe (transportation troops), inaugurated on June 7, 1931 in Potsdam. The inscription�was rather prosaic and said "1914-1918. Den Deutschen Kraftfahrtruppen" plus an Iron Cross and the letter "K".

The vehicle on the base is very strange indeed. I assume that it was designed as an idealized composition carrying typical elements of the A7V, the MarkIV, and possibly of an AFV used during the war - in order not to offend members of the different crews. For another perspective see:

http://www.bildindex.de/#|home
(search for "Kraftfahrtruppen")

The memorial was located along the Michendorfer Chaussee and was presumably demolished after 1945 by the Russian or East German authorities.

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