GI's on German bikes

[Eyemo]

Anyone have pictures of GI's riding captured German motor bikes in the ETO?

 

[FinalVestige79]

I got a picture of a Marine on a captured Japanese bike. Would that count?

 

[Spitfire]

Anyone have pictures of GI's riding captured German motor bikes in the ETO?

I remeber seeing some pics with paratroopers riding the german bikething with tracks in one of Michel de Trez books on Paratroopers in Normandy.
Any help?

Edit:

Not the one I was thinking about. But heres one with GIs on a "Kettenkrand"

 

[FinalVestige79]

Sweet 101st!

 

[Eyemo]

Thanks Guys...yes, anything is of interest.... but paticulary interested in France June 44 onwards, with Zundapps etc...

 

[BrianS]

I remeber seeing some pics with paratroopers riding the german bikething with tracks in one of Michel de Trez books on Paratroopers in Normandy.
Any help?

Edit:

Not the one I was thinking about. But heres one with GIs on a "Kettenkrand"

Hi It's a KETTENKRAD. Brian

 

[JoshK]

Sweet 101st!

Hate to break it to you but that is Capt. Gordon C. Stenhouse, 1st Bn Surgeon of the 505th PIR, 82nd Abn Div. The reason he is in the Kettenkrad was that he badly sprained his ankle on D-Day so his men secured him the vehicle.

Americans All the Way!

-Josh

 

[Platten]

It´s a german "Kettenrad" made by DKW.

Very fine quality.

 

[Eyemo]

And worth about a £70 000 - £100 000...

 

[FinalVestige79]

Well....I can get reenacted pictures of GIs on Zundapps.

 

[Spitfire]

It´s a german "Kettenrad" made by DKW.

Very fine quality.

As I said: One of those german "bikethings with tracks"
Now I know it's called a Kettenrad. Thanks.

 

[Teabag1927]

Kettenkrads are fun to play with...weeee

 

[BellyTank]

Kettenkraftrad.


B
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[Platten]

ja Kettenkraftrad.

Krad is schortcut for Kraftrad.

 

[Eyemo]

Well....I can get reenacted pictures of GIs on Zundapps.

Thanks... but it's archive images I'm after..

 

[TroopCarrier62]

There are some photos on the link below on "Lone Sentry". FYI--The photos are stamped from a private collection and "used with permission".

http://www.lonesentry.com/photoalbums/314th_regiment_79th_inf/index.html

 

[Davep]

Does this count

But here is a GI on a captured German Motorcycle

 

[Eyemo]

Great!..thanks very much...:eusa_clap

 

[Story]

Chaplain (CPT) Sampson of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment sits astride a captured German motorcycle given him by one of the troopers. Sampson used this method of transportation to get around to his men in the battle areas of Holland. (Sept. 1944)

www.usachcs.army.mil/TACarchive/ACTNG/Sampson.htm

Bonus photo : just because it shows how you can overload a bike when there's no safety officer around.
http://accel21.mettre-put-idata.over-blog.com/0/39/65/84//ABg.jpg

 

[ron521]

Saw a movie once in which a G.I. played by Marlon Brando (same guy from 'The Wild One') rode a captured BMW or Zundapp across North Africa.
Many scenes showed the distinctive horizontal cylinders protruding into the airstream as he rode. (There is a very small chance that the bike was a Harley XA, but only a few of these were built, and none saw active duty).