4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY MANUFACTURER · GERMANY

Maker · Manufacturer · engine maker · Germany

Fried. Krupp AG, Essen

The Essen steel and armaments firm, whose 6×4 Protze light artillery tractor of 1934–41 — about 7,000 built, with an air-cooled boxer engine — is its entry in the registry.

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8VEHICLES IN THE REGISTRY1811FOUNDED1934–1945VEHICLE YEARSActive since 1811STATUS

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History

Krupp built lorries alongside its steel and armaments work from the 1920s. The Protze was its best-known military vehicle; Krupp merged with Thyssen in 1999.

Krupps built by Fried. Krupp AG, Essen

8 records in this registry. Each opens its full registry page.
Kfz 69 (3.7 cm Pak tractor) — photographKfz 69 (3.7 cm Pak tractor)1936 · L2H143 Protze (1936–41) · Kfz 69 (3.7 cm Pak tractor) · builtKfz 70 (personnel carrier) — no image yetKfz 70 (personnel carrier)1936 · L2H143 Protze (1936–41) · Kfz 70 (personnel carrier) · builtKfz 19, 21, 68 and 83 (signals and staff) — no image yetKfz 19, 21, 68 and 83 (signals and staff)1936 · L2H143 Protze (1936–41) · Kfz 19, 21, 68 and 83 (signals and staff) · builtKfz 81 (FlaK ammunition carrier) — photographKfz 81 (FlaK ammunition carrier)1936 · L2H143 Protze (1936–41) · Kfz 81 (FlaK ammunition carrier) · builtSd.Kfz. 247 Ausf. A (1937) — no image yetSd.Kfz. 247 Ausf. A (1937)1937 · L2H143 Protze (1936–41) · Sd.Kfz. 247 Ausf. A (1937) · builtProtze abroad — no image yetProtze abroad1939–45 · L2H143 Protze (1936–41) · Protze abroad · builtL2H43 Protze (1934–36) — photographL2H43 Protze (1934–36)1934–36 · builtL2H143 Protze (1936–41) — photographL2H143 Protze (1936–41)1936–41 · built

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Maker record updated 2026-09-23 · status: researched