Opel spare parts 1939-1950. Factories Opel in fascist vermaht and post-war restoration

The restrictions imposed by a fascist mode, have negatively affected profits General Motors. In 1939 the fascist management of Germany has demanded from firm to put on a stream army lorry Blitz, howitzers and details for planes that has given an occasion to new president opel parts in USA General Motors William Knudsenu ironically to ascertain: «At our German enterprise Hitler with what I have honour to congratulate all owners and co-owners of concern became the full and undivided owner...»

During the period with 1941 for 1945 company Opel was engaged, as well as all other nationalised enterprises of Germany, release of the weapon and the military technics for needs vermaht.

In 1942 GM has carried Opel in the category of military losses, having estimated them in $34 980 024. In turn, Opel became «the Exemplary national socialist enterprise».

War brought large orders and considerable profits corresponding to them. At factories Opel details of planes were made not only cars, but also easy semicaterpillar conveyors NSU kettenkrad with the engine from model Olympia, and also. The special attention is deserved by the enterprise in Branderburge/Hafele, that in 50 km from Berlin. At this factory opened still in 1936, under the guidance of manufacture of lorries under mark Blitz ("lightning") has been developed.

Lorry Opel Blitz by order of a fascist management has been put on a stream during the Second World War for «services in army».



In 1937 Opel has mastered release next трёхтонного the lorry from this series. By the car the 6-cylinder engine by capacity of 75 h.p. (it stood and on an automobile Admiral) was classic opel commodore gs parts established. Till 1944 the lorry left in various variants of the wheel formula and a body. On its base was issued also semicaterpillar cargo Maultier on which chassis it was mounted tentrunk a jet mortar.

The lorry has appeared so successful, that its symbolics — the ring which has been crossed out by a zigzag of a lightning, — became a new emblem of firm Opel. It could become one of the most popular lorries of German army.

In August, 1944 bombers of allied armies almost have completely destroyed industrial shops of factories Opel.


After the end of war the majority of factories laid in ruins. has got in American, and — to the Soviet zone of occupation. The most part of the remained equipment and the documentation has been taken out to the Union, and at firm Adam Opel AG have begun, directly speaking, hard days. Soviet Union took out everything from Germany, that was possible. Russian have received at allied command the sanction on export of tools, the equipment, stamps and drawings of mark Kadett for adjustment of manufacture of these cars in Leipzig. All necessary has been completely shipped by the end of July, 1946. Since then Opel any more did not see the equipment...

And here Kadett it was possible to see much: there has not passed also half a year as the new factory of midget cars on suburb of Moscow has started 68 opel gt performance parts manufacture «Moskvith 400», as like as two peas similar on pre-war Opel Kadett. In 1950 these cars began to sell to Finland and Belgium, and in accompanying documents was mentioned, that spare parts to "Muscovites" are the most easier for getting in Germany.

The factory in has started to let out a tractor under the name "Pioneer". German citizens in a zone of the Soviet occupation made the first opel gta parts five years' plan. Later at this factory release of easy lorries "Avia" (Ifa) has begun.



For post-war restoration of the destroyed economy in the zones of occupation lorries, first of all, were necessary to Americans. Half restored opel parts factory in opel spare parts Russelsheim has renewed release полуторатонных lorries Opel Blitz load-carrying capacity from 1 to 3 tons with the six-cylinder engine from model Opel Kapitan.

Then the turn has reached and cars. It would be most easier to renew manufacture Opel Kapitan — after all engine assemblage «from it» was already adjusted — but the occupational authorities did not resolve release opel transmission parts of cars with engines in ventige opel commodore parts volume more than 1,5 l. It has appeared most powerful of cars satisfying to these requirement Olympia which and in November, 1947 has been started in a batch production.
1951-1964