1936 Mercedes-Benz L 6500 'Olympia-Zug' Christoph & Unmack AG
1936 Mercedes-Benz L 6500 in Der Traum von Olympia: Die Nazi-Spiele von 1936, Documentary, 2016
Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin: 
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◊ 2019-06-07 12:24 |
![[Image: arte2016-07-1620-38-50.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/14694/arte2016-07-1620-38-50.jpg) ![[Image: arte2016-07-1620-39-10.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/14694/arte2016-07-1620-39-10.jpg) ![[Image: arte2016-07-1620-39-13.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/14694/arte2016-07-1620-39-13.jpg) |
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◊ 2019-06-07 12:24 |
Link to "www.akpool.de" |
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◊ 2019-06-07 18:42 |
Further info on the group of propaganda vehicles named Olympia-Zug. Let's spill some tea and attach a name to it: On the 1st thumbnail we can see there is a script at the lower end of the first trailer, right above the drawbar. It reads "Christoph" and is framed by two vertical symbols, as seen below (source is a different pic of one of the four Olympia-Zug trucks): ![[Image: christophunmackolympia-zug.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/3946/christophunmackolympia-zug.jpg) A symbol like this, combined with the name Christoph, can be seen here and here, which leads me to the conclusion that the Olympia-Zug was coachbuilt by the Christoph & Unmack AG, who also built track vehicles, prefab houses and a lot of other constructions made from steel or wood. After WW II, hardly anyone was proud to have been involved in what had happened, which might be a good reason why we can't find much more about this company in relation to this project. The company continued as "VEB Waggonbau Niesky" in 1946 and later became a private company again, which closed its doors in 2018. |
