The Mercedes-Benz L3000 was a 4x2 3-tonne rear axle drive truck used by Nazi Germany in World War II, powered by a Daimler-Benz OM 65/4 74 hp 4-cylinder diesel engine. It was used alongside the Opel Blitz, and proved even more reliable in rough terrain; and was used in all fronts and extensively by the Afrika Korps. It was manufactured in three versions, the L3000, the L3000A, and the L3000S, from 1938 to 1944. When production was discontinued, more than 27,700 L3000 type trucks had been built, making it the most produced Mercedes-Benz truck of World War II.

This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2022)

Quick Facts Type, Place of origin ...

Mercedes-Benz L3000
Mercedes-Benz L 3000 S, Greece, 1943.
Type	Truck
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
In service	1938–1945
Used by	Nazi Germany
Wars	World War II
Production history
Manufacturer	Mercedes-Benz
Produced	1938-1944
No. built	33,265
Variants	L3000, L3000A, L3000S
Specifications
Mass	4,020 kg (8,860 lb)
Length	6.255 m (20 ft 6.3 in)
Width	2.350 m (7 ft 8.5 in)
Height	2.600 m (8 ft 6.4 in)
Crew	2
Armor	none
Engine	OM 65/4 4,849 cc (296 cu in) Diesel engine 55 kW (74 hp) at 2,250 rpm
Payload capacity	3,020 kg (6,660 lb)
Ground clearance	225 mm (8.9 in)
Fuel capacity	90 L (20 imp gal; 24 US gal)
Maximum speed	70 km/h (43 mph)

Close

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2013)

From 1896, Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft built not only passenger cars, but also light and heavy trucks with a payload of up to 10 tonnes (22,000 lb) for the civilian and military sectors. The Reichswehr also used 3-ton trucks as a personnel carrier. Daimler-Benz in 1934 produced some off-road test vehicles under the name Mercedes-Benz LG 63, which went on to successful testing as a Mercedes-Benz LG 3000 in mass production and were delivered from 1936 to the Wehrmacht, Reichspost, Reichsbahn and business operations.

The L3000 was used in all major theaters of World War II where German forces were deployed, and was also used by civilian fire departments.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2013)

• L3000 - civil version
• L3000A - military version with all-wheel drive
• L3000S - military version using some standardized parts

() Figures in brackets: For driving offroad

A replica of an L3000 based on the chassis of a GMC CCKW appears in the 1981 film Raiders Of The Lost Ark. It is involved in the film's most famous chase scene.^[1]

A modified Lo 2000 or L3000 truck carrying a detachment of SS Einsatzkommandos appears on the village arrival scene of the 1983 British Horror film The Keep, set in Romania in 1941.^[2]

• Mercedes-Benz Lo 2000