The Sonder Kfz-1 and SK-1, also known as Garant 30k SK-1, was an
East German
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
armored patrol vehicle introduced by the
East German Police
The ''Deutsche Volkspolizei'' (DVP, German for "German People's Police"), commonly known as the ''Volkspolizei'' or VoPo, was the national police force of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from 1945 to 1990. The Volkspolizei was a h ...
in 1953. It was used by the ''
Kasernierte Volkspolizei
The Kasernierte Volkspolizei ( en, Barracked People's Police) was the precursor to the National People's Army (NVA) in East Germany. Their original headquarters was in Adlershof locality in Berlin, and from 1954 in Strausberg in modern-day Bran ...
'' (KVP, Riot Police) and for a short time by the
National People's Army
The National People's Army (german: Nationale Volksarmee, ; NVA ) were the armed forces of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1956 to 1990.
The NVA was organized into four branches: the (Ground Forces), the (Navy), the (Air Force) an ...
. The SK-1 is the chassis of a
Robur Garant 30K truck fitted with an armored body and a light turret. There is a door in the rear of the hull for the crew to enter, and a hatch on top of the turret. The turret has several vision slits and a hole for a machinegun. With the reunification of Germany, most of the SK-1s were scrapped, except for some sent to museums or private collectors.
Specifications
* Fuel Type Diesel, A
* Load 300 kg
* Vehicle Weight 5.4 tons
* Crew 2+3
* Fuel Cap 120/48
* Armor 16mm
References
External links
Picture at Polizeiautos.de
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Armoured cars of the Cold War
Armoured fighting vehicles of Germany
Internal security vehicles
Riot control equipment
Military vehicles introduced in the 1950s