4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1939–45
NAMED MODELGermany

Protze abroad.

Hungary, Latvia and Poland all operated Protzes alongside Germany.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEL2H143 Protze (1936–41)BUILT BYFried. Krupp AG, EssenIN SERVICE1939–45OPERATED INHungary, Latvia, PolandPRODUCTIONPart of about 7,000LAYOUT6 wheels

The record

The Protze was exported before the war and captured during it; its users are a map of central Europe in the late 1930s.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1930s–40s
ENGINEKrupp M 304 petrol four, 60 hpKrupp M 304
PRODUCTION RUNPart of about 7,000
COUNTRY OF ORIGINGermany
OPERATED INHungary, Latvia, Poland
STATUSout of service
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEProtze
FAMILYProtze
WHEELS6
BODY STYLEsoft

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Panzergrau

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Krupp Protze ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23 · status: draft