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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

'Siegfried' Improvised Daimler-Ehrhardt 'Hybrid' Armored Car M1919. In action during the incidents in Dresden, Germany, motivated by the Kapp-Putsch. March 1920.

 
'Siegfried' Improvised Hybrid Daimler-Ehrhardt Panzerauto M1919

Proposal of profile for the Improvised Daimler-Ehrhardt 'Hybrid' Armored Car made in 1919 by a Reichwher Unit (Wheelbase Daimler: 3840-mm).



'Siegfried' Daimler-Ehrhardt Improvised Hybrid Armored Car M1919

I'll try to describe the characteristics of this very strange and unknown German armored car hybrid. Was performed from the merger of two combat vehicles who had previously fought in the Great War.

None of the German armored cars made ​​in the immediate postwar meets these characteristics (1).

On the chassis of a Daimler-BaK Plattformwagen M1914 (used to carry a Krupp Flak 7.7-cm. cannon) semi-armored (the bonnet) and four-wheel drive (4x4) was coupled the armored superstructure of a Panzerkraftwagen Ehrhardt Typ E-V/4 Modell 1917.

The Daimler armored hood and the front armored superstructure of the Ehrhardt were coupled by welding both parties. The use of welding, bolts and rivets, coupled the armored superstructure of the Ehrhardt to the rest of Daimler-Bak chassis.

The front wheels and leaf springs shock absorbers were the original used in Daimler-BaK tractor. Although the engine cover remained the same as in Daimler, the original ventilation armored grilles of the motor (12 fixed grids in the Daimler-Bak) were replaced by the original of the Pz.Wg Kr. Ehrhardt M1917 (partially, because only the first six grids were used, of the nine he possessed the Ehrhardt). Are also adapted the outer rod of the Pz.Wg Kr Ehrhardt, that was allowing to open and to close, from the interior of the armored vehicle, the adapted armored grids.

Was placed between the end of the grids and the space immediately following, the Ehrhardt armored plate, used to protect the transmission of the vehicle. Over the hood, on the opposite side to the driver, a narrow headlight "Büssing type" was placed.

In the rear of the vehicle were maintained the double rear wheels of the original Daimler-Bak, covered by the surrounding armored mudguards of the Ehrhardt. These mudguard moved towards the back of the armored car, to coincide with the wheels of Daimler. Above them is written in white with semi-Gothic letters the name of the armored car: Siegfried .

On the side of the vehicle appreciated traces of glue and paper what appears to be a booted poster.
Immediately after, is painted in white a skull with crossbones, a different style to any other of those used at the time.

The frontal position of the peephole in the front of the turret reduces to very few ones, the probable squads (Zug) of those who might proceed the armored superstructure of the Panzerauto Ehrhardt.


The only news about this extremely rare armored car, I obtained an interesting post edited by K-Flak on Landships: Siegfried Panzerwagen


In it, K-Flak provide certain data, together with those that I publish here, bring us closer to unravel, once described the characteristics of the Daimler-Ehrhardr Panzerauto, origin and the potential users of this unknown and rare German post-war armored car.

First, the soldier who appears in front of the open door of "Siegfried" seems to belong to the Reichswehr ...

To be continued...

Regards,

Jose Luis Castillo


(1) Excepting the "Hybrid Anti-Aircraft Vehicle" Daimler-Rheinmetall 7.7-cm K-Flak "Moritz".
See: ‘Moritz’ Daimler-Rheinmetall-Kraftwagengeschütz K-Flak 1919 captured by the Latvians. (Improvised modification made in the workshops of a German barracks. Ca. 1918-1919).
http://armoredcars-ww-one.blogspot.com.es/2012/12/moritz-daimler-rheinmetall.html

 (This post is translated from Spanish to English in August 2014)


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'Siegfried' Coche Blindado Híbrido Improvisado Daimler-Ehrhardt M1919

Voy a intentar describir las características de este extrañísimo y desconocido coche blindado híbrido alemán. Se realizó a partir de la fusión de dos vehículos de combate que previamente habían combatido en la Gran Guerra.
Ninguno de los coches blindados alemanes realizados en la inmediata posguerra reúne estas características (1).

Sobre el chasis de un Daimler Plattformwagen-BaK M1914 (utilizado para portar un cañón Krupp Flak de 7,7-cm.) semi-blindado (el capó del motor) y con tracción a las cuatro ruedas (4x4), se acopló la superestructura blindada de un Panzerkraftwagen Ehrhardt Typ E-V/4 Modell 1917.

El capó blindado del Daimler y la parte delantera de la superestructura blindada del Ehrhardt se acoplaron soldando ambas partes. La utilización de soldaduras, pernos y remaches, acoplaron el resto de la superestructura blindada Ehrhardt al chasis Daimler-BaK.

Las ruedas delanteras y el sistema de amortiguadores por ballestas eran los originales utilizados en el tractor Daimler-BaK. Aunque el capó del motor siguió siendo el mismo que en el Daimler, las rejillas originales blindadas de ventilación del motor (12 rejillas fijas) fueron sustituidas por las originales del Pz. Kr. Wg. Ehrhardt M1917 (parcialmente, ya que sólo se utilizaron las seis primeras de las nueve que poseía el Ehrhardt). También se adaptó el varillaje del Ehrhardt que permitía abrir y cerrar, desde el interior del blindado, las rejillas blindadas adaptadas.

Se colocó, al final de las rejillas y el espacio subsiguiente, la placa blindada del Ehrhardt utilizada para proteger la transmisión del vehículo. Encima del capó, en la parte opuesta al conductor, se colocó un estrecho faro "tipo Büssing".

En la parte posterior del vehículo se mantuvieron las dobles ruedas traseras originales del Daimler-BaK, cubiertas por los guardabarros envolventes blindados del Ehrhardt. Dichos guardabarros se desplazaron hacia la parte trasera del blindado para hacerlos coincidir con las ruedas del Daimler. Sobre ellos aparece escrita en blanco con letras semi-góticas el nombre del blindado: Siegfried (Sigfrido).

En el lateral del vehículo se aprecian las huellas de cola y papel de lo que parece ser un cartel arrancado. Inmediatamente después, aparece pintada en blanco una calavera con tibias cruzadas, de un estilo diferente a cualquier otra de las utilizadas en esa época.

La posición frontal de la mirilla delantera de la torreta reduce a muy pocos los probables pelotones (Zug) de los que podría proceder la superestructura blindada del Coche Blindado Ehrhardt.
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Las únicas noticias acerca de este rarísimo blindado las obtuve de un interesante post editado por K-Flak en Landships: Panzerwagen Siegfried 
 http://landships.activeboard.com/t48475163/panzerwagen-siegfried/

En él, K-Flak aporta ciertos datos que, unidos a los que yo aquí publico, nos acercan a desvelar, una vez descritas las características del blindado, el origen del mismo.

En primer lugar, el soldado que aparece delante de la puerta abierta del "Siegfried" parece pertenecer a la Reichswehr...

Continuará... (También traduciré todo el texto al inglés durante estos días).
To be continued... (These days also translate all the text into English).

Saludos,

José Luís Castillo

(1) Exceptuando el "Vehículo Híbrido Antiaéreo" Daimler-Rheinmetall 7,7-cm K-Flak "Moritz".
Ver: ‘Moritz’ Daimler-Rheinmetall-Kraftwagengeschütz K-Flak 1919 captured by the Latvians. (Improvised modification made in the workshops of a German barracks. Ca. 1918-1919).