JB2501 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Hello everyone, I'm trying to pinpoint what kind of car would have been driven by the German Ordnungspolizei (or the Oper) during the Second World War. I've found a few images on the German archive which I've attached.. does anyone know what kind of car/truck these are? Many of these were taken in occupied territory, as I understand militarised Oper battalions were dispatched to newly occupied territory to enforce order. With this in mind, would we say these cars still accurate for Germany? What about Opel cars? Did the German Police use Opel? If so, do we know what models for 1943ish? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Just for correctness, the Ordnungspolizei was abbreviated in the typically Teutonic way to Orpo (OrdnungsPolizei), not "Oper" (which means "opera") :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB2501 Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 9 minutes ago, John F said: Just for correctness, the Ordnungspolizei was abbreviated in the typically Teutonic way to Orpo (OrdnungsPolizei), not "Oper" (which means "opera") 🙂 You're not wrong!! Silly me. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorfahrer Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 I am not an expert on German vehicles and as there are no answers i will make a try. The middle picture is not very sharp but i there could be a Magirus in front and an Opel Blitz behind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Yes, the radiator grille emblem of the first vehicle definitely looks like Magirus: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-blue-cloud Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 LKW 3 tonnen, Opel Blitz, Mercedes, Borgward, Ford G 917 T, etc. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alamy.de%2Ffotos-bilder%2Fpolice-cars-berlin.html&psig=AOvVaw2JogNOzl8Sgw0CBdAbNr22&ust=1624188563148000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAoQjRxqFwoTCMDOp4fMo_ECFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.buntbahn.de%2Ffotos%2Fdata%2F7967%2F3560B1250_Polizei.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.buntbahn.de%2Fmodellbau%2Fprintview.php%3Ft%3D8327&tbnid=kaOSm3lnEe5qsM&vet=12ahUKEwiOlN7DzKPxAhULLxoKHaUIBREQMygsegUIARDoAQ..i&docid=HnsnC1MvSRUiSM&w=600&h=380&q=borgward Polizei 1939&client=firefox-b-d&ved=2ahUKEwiOlN7DzKPxAhULLxoKHaUIBREQMygsegUIARDoAQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB2501 Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 Thank you all! Did the Orpo ever use civilian cars during the war? If so, does anyone have any images that shows as such? Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-blue-cloud Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 I am not an expert on trucks from the Second World War or police vehicles. As far as I know, they were standard trucks that were adapted to the needs, for example benches on the loading area. Maybe the German Wikipedia will help you? I'm sure it can be translated online. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Blitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-blue-cloud Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_L_3000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB2501 Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 Thank you so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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