German Wehrmacht units using a lot of bike for their interests . Usually he used to deliver a letter or a relationship between the commander with his men who were in a remote place . Multi- function terrain vehicles and can also be used to carry equipment and weapons for the purposes of warriors in the battle front .Most types of bicycles used by German troops in World War II is " Herrenrad " standard with a triangular frame and wheel size of 28 " . Bike is the same as the civilian bike , it's just for the Wehrmacht received additional specialized tools sort of beam steering , saddles , box of equipment and luggage rack on the back . lights powered by a dynamo front and / or battery . beam steering in a pair usually terdapan holder for storing the tent fabric or raincoat zeltbahn driver.
The bikes were made for the Wehrmacht usually have a stronger body with a thicker frame than the civilian version . The color is generally black with no additional lining or brand manufacturer . The serial number and the year for pinned under saddle .
To generalize the bike used , Heeres Dienstvorschrift 293 - Das Truppenfahrrad ( May 26, 1942 ) states that all Wehrmacht bike to be painted gloss black ( gloss black ) , both belonging to Heer , Luftwaffe , Kriegsmarine and Waffen - SS .
Sometimes the Germans also wearing the spoils of his bike . This kind of bike is not changed outline , just got the addition of tools such as those mentioned previously . In addition , if the driver is part engineer or ordinance , then the bike is often filled with objects to use them as weapons , equipment and so on . To facilitate the transport it is usually the little bike gets modified with the addition of a special holder .
In addition , there are also bikes that are used by civilian government employees sort Reichspost officer , Polizei , medical , firefighting , Reichsarbeitsdienst ( RAD ) , the Hitler Youth ( HJ ) , and a member of the Nazi party with such low rank " Blockwarte " . Bicycles are the most popular when it comes from the type of " NSU Wehrsport " .