The Volkswagen Type 82 Kübelwagen, or simply Kübel, contractions of the original German word Kübelsitzwagen, is a military light utility vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche and built by Volkswagen during World War II for use by the Nazi German military. Based heavily on the Volkswagen Beetle, it was prototyped and first deployed in Poland as the Type 62, but following improvements entered full-scale production as the Type 82. Several derivative models, such as the Kommandeurswagen, were also built in hundreds, or in dozens.
Volkswagen Kübelwagen
A Feldgendarmerie (military police) Kübelwagen on the Eastern Front in 1943
1951 Volkswagen Kübelwagen
A Kübel seized by American paratroopers in Carentan during the Battle of Normandy, 1944
Military light utility vehicle
Military light utility vehicle, or simply light utility vehicle (LUV), is a term used for the lightest weight class military vehicle category. A
Jeep-like four-wheel drive vehicle for military use by definition lighter than other military trucks and vehicles, inherently compact and usually with light or no armour, with short body overhangs for nimble all-terrain mobility, and frequently around 4-passenger capacity.
The Humvee has been the U.S. military's main light vehicle platform since the 1980s
Since World War II, jeeps like this U.S. Army Willys MB became a staple of 20th century armies around the world, and an archetype of light military vehicles
The Dodge WC series was built in some 50 variants. Shown here is a command / radio car with an ambulance behind it.
The Schwimmwagen, an amphibious vehicle used by the Wehrmacht
