German Armored Forces & Vehicles

Kettenrad

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The SdKfz 2 (Kettenrad); light tracked vehicle. First used on the Eastern Front, later in North Africa and Western Front. The Kettenkrad came with a special trailer (Sd.Anh.1) that could be attached to it to improve its cargo capacity. Being a tracked vehicle, the Kettenkrad could climb up to 24° in sand and even more on hard ground.