Requisitioned German Cars

Pictures of civilian cars used by the German military in World War 2 in alphabetical order

© Original photos from the Michael Schlenger collection

Adler-Trumpf_1.7 Liter_1940

Adler “Trumpf” Cabriolet of a German officer, wartime picture

Adler Karmann_Ausschnitt

Adler 2.0 litre 4-window covertible by Karmann, wartime picture, probably taken in Russia

Adler_Diplomat_Tourenwagen_Ostfront

Adler “Diplomat” phaeton, wartime picture, probably taken in Russia

Adler_2.5_Liter_Autobahn_Galerie

Adler 2.5 litre (“Autobahn-Adler”), built from 1937 until 1940, with three German officers, wartime picture

adler_25-liter_russlandfeldzug_galerie

Adler 2-5 litre (“Autobahn-Adler”), built from 1937 until 1940, photo taken in 1942 in Russia with a unit of the tank group “Kleist”

BMW_329_Luftwaffe_Ausschnitt_1

BMW 329 Cabriolet, built in 1936/37, wartime picture showing two Luftwaffe soldiers

BMW_326_Luftwaffe_Ahrweiler_Instandsetzung

BMW 326 Cabriolet, built from 1936-41, picture taken with a Luftwaffe unit in Ahrweiler (Rhineland)

bmw_326wh_galerie

BMW 326 convertible, built from 1936 until 1941, “Wehrmacht” car with “Luftwaffe” soldier

BMW_326_und_Adler_Südfront_Galerie

BMW 326 Cabriolet, built from 1936-41, wartime picture taken at the Southern front (probably Italy)

BMW_321_WH_Galerie

BMW 321 Cabriolet, built from 1939-41, wartime picture showing a Wehrmacht officer (left) and two sergeants (right)

DKW_F5-Reichsklasse_1936_Ausschnitt

DKW F5 “Reichsklasse”, built in 1936, with German Luftwaffe sergeants

Ford_Eifel_WH_1940_Galerie

Ford “Eifel”, built from 1937 until 1939, photo taken in 1940

Ford_Eifel_Uffz_Dackel_Galerie

Ford “Eifel”, built from 1937 until 1939, wartime photo with German sergeant

Ford_Eifel_ab_1937_Olympiagelände_Berlin_Galerie

Ford “Eifel”, built from 1937 until 1939, wartime photo taken in front of the Olympic stadium in Berlin

Ford_Eifel_Opel_Olympia_mobiler_Hauptverbandsplatz_WH_Galerie

Ford “Eifel”, built from 1937 until 1939, belonging to a Red Cross unit

Ford_Eifel_Opel_Mercedes_Frankreich_Galerie

Ford “Eifel”, built from 1937 until 1939, wartime photo taken in France

Ford_Eifel_WH_um_1940_Galerie

Ford “Eifel” built from 1937 until 1939, wartime photo, probably taken in Russia

Ford_WH_Eifel_Wk2_Ausschnitt

Ford “Eifel”, wartime picture, probably taken in Norway

Hanomag_Rekord

Hanomag “Rekord” Cabriolet, wartime picture, probably taken in France in 1940

Hanomag_Rekord_Cabrio_WH_Inst_Galerie

Hanomag “Rekord” Cabriolet, wartime picture

hanomag_rekord_wh_tarnung_galerie

Hanomag “Rekord” convertible, late wartime camouflage (1943-45)

Hanomag_Sturm_Russland

Hanomag “Sturm” sedan, wartime picture taken in Russia

Hanomag_Sturm_Cabrio_Ausschnitt

Hanomag “Sturm” Cabriolet, wartime picture

Horch 830_BL

Horch 830 BL Cabriolet, wartime picture taken in Russia

Mercedes_170V_WH_Galerie

Mercedes-Benz 170V sedan, wartime picture

Mercedes_170V_4t-Cabrio-Lim_1942_Galerie

Mercedes-Benz 170V, four-door convertible-sedan, built from 1936 until 1942, photo taken in 1942 at the eastern front

Mercedes_170V_Panzereinheit_09-1943_Auschnitt

Mercedes-Benz 170V, photo taken in 1943 during a railway transport of a German tank unit

Mercedes_200_Limousine_1934_WH_Galerie

Mercedes-Benz 200, four-door sedan, built from 1933 until 1936, wartime picture

mercedes_200_sport-roadster_gelande_ausschnitt

Mercedes-Benz 200 Sport-Roadster, wartime picture taken in Poland or Russia

Mercedes_230_Cabriolet_B_Wehrmacht_Galerie

Mercedes-Benz 230 Cabriolet of a radio unit, wartime picture

Mercedes_230_Tourenwagen_Bulgarien_Galerie

Mercedes-Benz 230 phaeton, built from 1937-41, wartime picture taken in Bulgaria

steyr_30_1930-33_luftwaffe_galerie

Steyr Type 30, built from 1930 until 1933, Luftwaffe car

steyr_220_cabriolet_1937-41_wh_galerie

Steyr 220 convertible, built from 1937 until 1941, wartime photo with German soldiers

stoewer_greif_junior_wh_galerie

Stoewer “Greif Junior”, built from 1936 until 1939, photo probably taken in 1941 in Russia

wanderer_w40_45_50_balkan_galerie

Wanderer W40/45/50 convertible, built from 1936 until 1938, wartime photo taken on he Balkans

wanderer_w40_45__wh_galerie

Wanderer W40 or W45, 2-window convertible by Gläser, wartime photo taken at the Eastern front

Wanderer_W26_Ostfront_Ausschnitt

Wanderer W26, built from 1937 until 1941, photo probably taken at the eastern front

bmw_wanderer_opel_wh_fuhrpark_galerie

Wehrmacht unit with requisitioned cars: BMW 303, Wanderer W23, Citroen 11CV Traction Avant, Opel Olympia, wartime photo, location unknown