Hello all,

Been looking for detail information and maybe some photgraphic evidence of the kettenkraftrad use in N. Africa if they served in that theatre of operation.
Would like to know either way. Thanks in advance.

I am pretty sure that the Ramck Airborne Brigade used them along with 2.8 cm squeezebore anti-tank guns.

Hi Tim,

I'm not sure about the 2.8cm smoothbore, but the Ramcke Fallschirmjäger used the Sd.Kfz.2.
http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=5556

Peter

Hi!

From what I can find, the SdKfz 2 did get used by at least some DAK units over in Africa. There are a couple of pics in the Concord "Armor at War Series" book 7021 "Armor of the Deutsches Afrikakorps" showing this little beast, with at least one showing one with the palm and swastika DAK emblem. (as versus a Ramke Brigade vehicle, which would likely be marked with the R in the diamond). Elsewhere, I've also seen pics of Ramke vehicles, so I would guess that there were at least a few units using them in the Afrika theatre.

As to the 2.8cm gun... that clearly did get used in africa - there are several pics around of the gun on its little wheels, and others with the gun mounted on the SdKfz 221 4x4 armored-car (like depicted in the recent Bronco kit). The SdKfz 2 would certainly have been a likely "prime mover" for this piece... but I don't have any pics to "prove" that!

Cheers!

Bob

Afrika Korps artillery tractor :



Luftwaffe one :



5th Panzer Division one with new owners :




Frenchy

Hi there,
there is photo evidence of use of these vehicles in N. Africa, specifically with the Ramke battle group (fallschirmjager) in Tunisia.

regards, JC

HTH

Frenchy

Hi
I am confused about this kettenkrad as well
I would like to know if the model i have is infact correct
My kit is a revell 1/9 scale kettenkrad and has the overall colour in panzergrey Is also from a fallshirmjager div. and it is meant for africa campaign in 1943
can this be accurate?
This ketten has a divisional marks consisting of a red arrow pointing backward in a white circle on both side of the vehicle the word < schlammereiter> is written in white
Can anybody help me identify the unit belonging to
thank very much for your reply
stefano

Another Ramke Brigade Kettenkrad near El Alamein :



HTH

Frenchy