Vehicles · Germany · 1930-1945
Opel Blitz
transport truck
The Wehrmacht's standard 3-ton truck, produced by Opel's GM-owned Brandenburg plant, hauled troops, fuel, and supplies on every front and remained the workhorse of German logistics even as fuel shortages crippled the wider transport fleet by 1944.
| payload | 3 t |
|---|---|
| top speed | 85 km/h |
| produced | ~130,000 |
Western Europe, Eastern Front, Balkans, Mediterranean and North Africa
