GAZ-55
Soviet-era military ambulance
Maximum speed The GAZ-55 (Russian: ГАЗ-55) was a Soviet military ambulance developed in the 1930s by Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (GAZ) and was used by the USSR during the Second World War. It was based on the GAZ-AA model.[1] With only 9,130 models ever produced, the Red Army still relied heavily on standard trucks to transport their wounded. Production of this ambulance reportedly continued until 1946.[2]
One GAZ-55 was captured by a unit of the Luftwaffe.[3]
In popular culture
The GAZ-55 is featured in the 1941 Russian film 'Frontovye podrugi' (The Girl from Leningrad).[4]
In video games
The GAZ-55 is featured in the video game 'Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad'.[5]
Gallery
- The GAZ-55 in the Russian film 'Frontovye podrugi'.