Germany began to build the modern army after 1933. The important part of Wehrmacht motorization was manufacturing of three-axle 3 t trucks. One of them was Mercedes-Benz LG63 (LG3000). It was in production lines since 1935 to 1938. This truck had 95 hp 6-cyl. Diesel engine and Knorr air-over hydraulic brakes.

All in all there were produced 7434 LG3000 trucks.

LG3000 trucks were widely used by all German arms of service up to the 1942 – in Polish and French campaigns, in Balkans, in the Soviet-German front.

 

MARKINGS

Typ LG 3000, Poland, September 1939.

Typ LG 3000, France, Summer 1940.

Typ LG 3000, Ukraine, Winter 1941.

Typ LG 3000, Russia, Autumn 1941.

MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X HEIGHT) : 204 x 75 mm

BOX SIZE : 294 x 230 x 58 mm

NUMBER OF DETAILS : 241