Agricultural Tractors - GDR: Illustrated History Books & Guides

Landmaschinen und Traktoren der DDR 1945-1990

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In the first postwar years, agriculture in East Germany urgently needed new equipment. Tractor production in the Soviet Occupation Zone, which became the German Democratic Republic in October 1949, began under very difficult conditions.
In 1951, the creation of the Fortschritt combine in Neustadt/Sachsen led to a concentration of the agricultural machinery industry. Eventually, only the Schönebeck tractor factory remained among the many original producers.
Over the years, this led to a surprisingly diverse range of tractors and agricultural machines produced in the GDR.

Frank Rönicke's book documents this development clearly, providing a comprehensive overview of the technology, manufacturers, and distinctive features of vehicles from this period.

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Verdiente Aktivisten - Traktoren und Ackerschlepper der DDR

Like in West Germany, agriculture in East Germany needed new machinery quickly after the war. However, while tractor production soon resumed in the West, restarting it in the Soviet Occupation Zone, which became the German Democratic Republic in October 1949, was much more challenging. In the East, the concentration of the agricultural machinery industry began as early as 1951 with the formation of the Fortschritt Neustadt/Sachsen combine.
Despite limited state resources, manufacturers managed to develop an impressively diverse and powerful range of products for field and farm.
Frank Rönicke recalls this remarkable history in this richly illustrated volume.

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Das große Buch der DDR-Nutzfahrzeuge - Landwirtschaft, Feuerwehr, Lastverkehr

Some names were real nicknames or almost sounded like them: Barkas, Robur, Brockenhexe or Maulwurf. Others were very matter-of-fact: W50, LF 16-TS 8 or KLF-TS-8. We are talking about the GDR commercial vehicles that dominated the streets and fields.

This collection shows, in authentic pictures and with a wealth of knowledgeable background information, fire engines, tractors and trucks that mostly did their job reliably. A nostalgic look at an exciting chapter in automotive history

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DDR-Landmaschinen (Schrader Typen Chronik)

In the area of the former GDR, 4.6 million hectares were ploughed - a task not only for tractors of the type "Aktivist", "Pionier" or "Brockenhexe", but also for agricultural machinery and implement carriers of own production.

Pages of the book "DDR-Landmaschinen"

In this magnificent volume of images and text, the author creates a monument to these deserving activists. Meticulously researched and extensively documented, he provides a comprehensive overview of what was cultivated in the fields in the workers' and farmers' state.
Rounded off with technical data, this book once again impresses with its competence, objectivity and period color.

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Traktoren in der DDR

Even in the days of IFA, VEB and planned economy, excellent tractors were designed and produced in the GDR. Popular models such as Pionier, Brockenhexe, Rübezahl, Maulwurf and Urtrack were created.
The author, a proven expert on GDR tractors, presents a complete typology here.

From the contents:
- Previous times: Stock, Primus, Kämper, Normag, O&K, Famo
- New beginning - The year 1949
- Locations Schönebeck, Nordhausen, Brandenburg
- Pionier, Brockenhexe, Aktivist, Rübezahl
- New and further developments of wheel tractors, wheeled tractors, implement carriers, tracked tractors, traction, transport and rubber band tractors
- Import tractors from the USSR
- Wheel tractors from Minsk
- Tracked tractors from Volgograd, Kharkov and Chelyabinsk
- Four-wheel drive tractors from Kharkov and Leningrad
- All-wheel drive tractors from Hungary
- Zetor tractors from the CSSR
- Massey-Ferguson licensed production from the former Yugoslavia
- Wheeled tractors from Romania
- Licensed production and wheeled tractors from Poland.

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