command car
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19700158-001
- Event 1939-1945 Second World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Daimler Benz AG
- Date Made 1940/07/08
- Place of Use Continent - Europe, Country - Germany
- Category Distribution and transportation artifacts
- Sub-category Land transportation, motorized
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1940/07/08
- Latest 1940/07/08
- Brand Name / Model 770k Grosser W150 STAATSKAROSSE (State Coach)
- Pattern Name Mercedes-Benz
- Materials Metal, Glass
- Service Component German Army
- Person / Institution Azara, Sergeant Joseph
- Measurements Height 181.0 cm, Length 602.0 cm, Width 207.8 cm
- Caption Grosser Mercedes 770 K; W150 Staatskarosse (State Vehicle)
- Additional Information After coming to power in 1933, Adolf Hitler and his National Socialist (Nazi) Party imposed a ruthless dictatorial system on Germany. This black armoured Mercedes Benz limousine, which Hitler used as a parade car, helped to propagate this regime's image of strength, power, and modernity. Captured by American troops in 1945 and brought to Canada a few years later, this car recalls one of history's most brutal and murderous dictatorships.