Hello, fellows, I am new here and collect photos of Lithuanian army 1918- 1940. During the war of Independence 1918-1922 and after Lithuanian army had several armoured cars. One of them has been taken as a war trophy from bolsheviks (Fiat Izhorskyi), and other 4 received from Germans. Usually they are identified as Ehrhardt/Daimler-Behelftswagens (Daimler Ehrhardt E-V/4). Every car got Lithuanian name: Daimler Nr. 4010- "Sarunas", Nr. 3992- "Perkunas", Nr. 4004- "Aras", Nr. 4026- "Pragaras". One more "Daimler" has been taken as a prize from Bermont- Avalov's troops, and named "Savanoris". According to literature (data are rather fragmented and controversal), all German- origin cars are attributed as aforementioned Daimlers, but they are different, and I can't find exact info about them. Recently I got this original picture of early days of Lithuanian army (approx. 1920) and you can see here part of :Lithuanian "armoured force)- first is AC "Sarunas". My question is- what exact models of armoured cars are in the photo?
Hello, fellows, I am new here and collect photos of Lithuanian army 1918- 1940. During the war of Independence 1918-1922 and after Lithuanian army had several armoured cars. One of them has been taken as a war trophy from bolsheviks (Fiat Izhorskyi), and other 4 received from Germans. Usually they are identified as Ehrhardt/Daimler-Behelftswagens (Daimler Ehrhardt E-V/4). Every car got Lithuanian name: Daimler Nr. 4010- "Sarunas", Nr. 3992- "Perkunas", Nr. 4004- "Aras", Nr. 4026- "Pragaras". One more "Daimler" has been taken as a prize from Bermont- Avalov's troops, and named "Savanoris". According to literature (data are rather fragmented and controversal), all German- origin cars are attributed as aforementioned Daimlers, but they are different, and I can't find exact info about them. Recently I got this original picture of early days of Lithuanian army (approx. 1920) and you can see here part of :Lithuanian "armoured force)- first is AC "Sarunas". My question is- what exact models of armoured cars are in the photo?
Izhorski FIAT "Zaibas" in Lithuania , I think, come also from Russian-German Freikorps of Bermondt-Awaloff (mayby ex "Nuernberg") or from Germans. No from Reds - chassis is new - no FIAT.
Others are no Daimler-Ehrhardt !!! Daimler and Ehrhardt have no working togethel!!!
It is all Ehrhadt Befehlspanzerwagen, maked 1918 or 1919 for Baltikum-Freikorps on the way to Riga captured by Lithaunians.
All Daimler heavy trucks of 1900-1920 have Ritzel-system - here no Ritzel.
