Feuerwehrfahrzeuge der DDR

Anyone who thinks that fire engines in the GDR always looked the same will be proven wrong by Ralf Christian Kunkel! Because it wasn't just Barkas or IFA vehicles that were used in the former GDR. In the course of so-called compensation deals - to balance the foreign trade balance - vehicles from Eastern Bloc countries were imported time and again, such as Czech Tatra and Skoda, Russian SIL and SIS and even Magirus airfield lorries. Of course, most of the fire brigades were equipped with domestic vehicles; as a rule, the officials allocated the vehicles to those who needed them. Meticulously researched and documented in numerous historical photos, this volume offers a comprehensive overview of the fire engines widely used in the GDR.