Feuerwehrfahrzeuge der DDR

Those who think that fire trucks in the GDR always looked the same will be proven wrong by Ralf Christian Kunkel! In the former GDR, not only Barkas or IFA vehicles were in use. As part of so-called compensation deals to balance the foreign trade deficit, vehicles from Eastern Bloc countries were repeatedly imported, such as Czech Tatra and Skoda, Russian SIL and SIS, and even airfield fire trucks from Magirus. Of course, most fire departments were equipped with domestic vehicles, and typically, officials allocated vehicles to the need-based users. Meticulously researched and documented in numerous historical photos, this volume provides a comprehensive overview of the fire trucks that were common in the GDR.