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1942 GERMAN MILITARY TECHNICAL MANUAL FOR MOTORIZED VEHICLES FROM TRUCKS TO TANKS, MOTORCYCLES AND EVEN THE NAZI KdF CAR

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Heeresdienstvorschrift 471, Marinedienstvorschrift 239, Luftwaffe Dienstvorschrift 100
Nazi KdF Wagen, Volkswagen
1942 Handbuch für Kraftfahrer
1942 military technical manual for vehicle users, operators and mechanics
Wehrmacht tracked vehicle

This is the 1942 edition of the Handbuch für Kraftfahrer, a heavily illustrated German military technical manual for vehicle users, operators and mechanics with the latest information about military, civilian and commercial automobiles, motorcycles and engines that they may encounter in military service.

WW2 German gas generator
Nazi motorcycles
Wehrmacht Pkw
The technical illustrations are wonderful and even include a schematic of the engine of a Panzerkampfwagen! Others show steering assemblies, air-cooled engines, diesel engines, gearboxes, pistons, brakes and brake systems, snow chains, and a great many other technical aspects related to motorized vehicles.
Wehrmacht Gelaendewagen technical drawing
Wehrmacht Panzerkampfwagen
Nazi technical engine drawings
The World War II era German technical handbook has 485 illustrations and four color fold-outs showing Kraftfahrzeugen such as the KdF-Wagen or Volkswagen, tractors, sports cars, limousines, roadsters, tanks and other tracked and armored vehicles.

The detailed text explains how engine parts work, proper maintenance of everything from batteries, to fuel lines to brakes. There are illustrated sections on wood gas generators, proper lighting, driving tips for vehicle operators, etc., etc.
profile of Wehrmacht tires
1942 Handbuch für Kraftfahrer
1942 Handbuch für Kraftfahrer

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This superbly illustrated 1942 Handbuch für Kraftfahrer is
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USM book #1374

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This 5-¾ x 7-¾ inch softcover Handbuch für Kraftfahrer has 353 pages and was published by German military manual publisher E.S. Mittler & Sohn of Berlin in 1942.

This 80+ year old example is complete with the fine fold-out illustrations. It was used but not abused like so many of these old Third Reich automotive manuals often are. It has a tight spine and no odor or oil stained pages. A previous owner, a member of the Wehrmacht, wrote his name on the title page.

HANDBUCH FÜR KRAFTFAHRER, SUPERBLY ILLUSTRATED 1942 GERMAN HANDBOOK FOR VEHICLE USERS, OPERATORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRMEN

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