Opel Blitz

Opel Blitz wis the name gien tae various German licht an middle-wecht trucks biggit bi Opel atween 1930 an 1975.

During the years preceding Warld War II Opel wis Germany's lairgest truck producer.   The Blitz name wis first applee'd tae an Opel truck in 1930 an bi 1934 thare war fower base versions offered o the 1 tonne model alang wi fourteen versions o the lairger 2/2½ tonne trucks.

Frae 1939 onwards the 3-ton version wis uised frequently throughoot Warld War II, amang ither things as service vehicle for the Messerschmitt Me 323.

A hauf-trackt version, uisin tracks an suspension based on that uised on the Universal Carrier, wis an aa produced as the Opel Maultier (mule). In Europe this truck wis considered General Motors contreibution tae German successes.
http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=QfsPuodL3xIC&oi=fnd&pg=PA3&dq=Opel+and+GM&ots=k9UKRWLNDP&sig=qv9uCQ_tLm00JGICk-KaL4S987Y#v=onepage&q=Opel%20and%20GM&f=false
It is an' a' argued that Opel, a subsidiary o GM, uised forced labor tae reap unprecedentit profits.http://books.google.com/books?id=fHYh1QxFnFwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Opel+and+GM&lr=&source=gbs_similarbooks_s&cad=1#v=onepage&q=Opel%20and%20GM&f=false  Housomeivver, tae wha degree GM controlled Opel at the time can be arguit, but it is clear that GM did in fact play a role in givin Nazi Germany the Opel Blitz truck.http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=ij7xEul8FDEC&oi=fnd&pg=PR7&dq=Opel+and+GM&ots=aTkzsQ0Rnp&sig=Z35lKb7feE71eweTQafSME05wEE#v=onepage&q=Opel%20and%20GM&f=false

Frae 1973 tae 1987 a successor vehicle produced bi Bedford Vehicles o Luton, an based on the Bedford CF, wis sauld in some markets as the "Bedford Blitz".

External links
Opel Blitz Pictures 


Blitz
Category:Rear wheel drive vehicles
Category:Warld War II German vehicles
Category:Militar trucks