German troops in motorcycle and Einheits-Diesel trucks arriving in recently annexed territory of Sudetenland, Germany, 9 Oct 1938German Army motorcycle troops on maneuvers in western Germany, Jan 1940German troops resting on their R75 motorcycles, North Africa, Mar-May 1941German vehicles in Yugoslavia or Greece, Apr 1941; sIG 33 self-propelled gun at left, DKW NZ350 motorcycle at right, SdKfz 10 in background
German troops in motorcycle and Einheits-Diesel trucks arriving in recently annexed territory of Sudetenland, Germany, 9 Oct 1938German Army motorcycle troops on maneuvers in western Germany, Jan 1940German troops resting on their R75 motorcycles, North Africa, Mar-May 1941German vehicles in Yugoslavia or Greece, Apr 1941; sIG 33 self-propelled gun at left, DKW NZ350 motorcycle at right, SdKfz 10 in background
German R75 motorcycle with MG 34 machine gun, early 1942German soldier sleeping near his R75 motorcycle, Crimea, Russia (now Ukraine), May 1942Soldier of German 24th Panzer Division sleeping on the sidecar of a R75 motorcycle, southern Russia, Aug-Sep 1942German troops at Sidi Nsia, Tunisia, early 1943; note R75 motorcycle and US-built M3 halftrack vehicle with German markings
German R75 motorcycle with MG 34 machine gun, early 1942German soldier sleeping near his R75 motorcycle, Crimea, Russia (now Ukraine), May 1942Soldier of German 24th Panzer Division sleeping on the sidecar of a R75 motorcycle, southern Russia, Aug-Sep 1942German troops at Sidi Nsia, Tunisia, early 1943; note R75 motorcycle and US-built M3 halftrack vehicle with German markings
German R75 motorcycle in muddy terrain, Russia, spring 1943German troops and R75 motorcycle deployed in support of the Gran Sasso raid to free Benito Mussolini, Abruzzo, Italy, 13 Sep 1943German paratroopers with R75 motorcycle, Italy, 1943-1944; note MG 34 machine gun mounted on the side carGerman paratroopers with R75 motorcycle, Italy, 1943-1944; note MG 42 machine gun mounted on the side car
German R75 motorcycle in muddy terrain, Russia, spring 1943German troops and R75 motorcycle deployed in support of the Gran Sasso raid to free Benito Mussolini, Abruzzo, Italy, 13 Sep 1943German paratroopers with R75 motorcycle, Italy, 1943-1944; note MG 34 machine gun mounted on the side carGerman paratroopers with R75 motorcycle, Italy, 1943-1944; note MG 42 machine gun mounted on the side car
German Panzer troops with R75 motorcycle, France, summer 1944Polish resistance fighters Aleksander Wolski, Olsza, Jan Dabroski, and Stefan Iwanowski inspecting a captured German R75
German Panzer troops with R75 motorcycle, France, summer 1944Polish resistance fighters Aleksander Wolski, Olsza, Jan Dabroski, and Stefan Iwanowski inspecting a captured German R75 'Sahara' motorcycle, Warsaw, Poland, Sep 1944
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