GAZ-55

Soviet-era military ambulance
Maximum speed 70 km/h (43 mph)

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]

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]

  • The GAZ-55 in the Russian film 'Frontovye podrugi'.
    The GAZ-55 in the Russian film 'Frontovye podrugi'.

References

  1. ^ "GAZ".
  2. ^ "Oldtimer gallery. Trucks. GAZ-55". www.autogallery.org.ru.
  3. ^ "GAZ 55". Kfzderwehrmacht.de. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  4. ^ "GAZ 55 in "Frontovye podrugi"". IMCDb.org.
  5. ^ "IGCD.net: GAZ 55 in Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad". www.igcd.net.