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GAZ-69 off-road vehicle
A light car represents a different scale of military transport from tanks and trucks.
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The GAZ-69 represents light military utility vehicles in Mrągowo; the recorded example dates from 1972. The design replaced the earlier GAZ-67B and American Willys and Ford GPW vehicles still used after the war. The main GAZ-69 versions had open bodies with canvas roofs, with either two or four doors. The four-door version was commonly called the “komandorka” in Poland.
The type was powered by a four-cylinder M20 petrol engine with a displacement of 2.12 litres and an output of 55 metric horsepower. It weighed about 1,525 kg unladen and could carry roughly 600 kg. Unlike large transporters, it provided light transport for people and equipment, matching its small body dimensions. The family also included specialist versions using the car as a platform for additional equipment. In Mrągowo, the GAZ-69 is also offered for rides, alongside heavier armoured vehicles. Together these machines show the range of military transport, from a light off-road car to a heavy tank, with very different carrying capacities and unladen weights.
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Among the large machines is the GAZ-69, a much lighter off-road car. The Mrągowo example is recorded as dating from 1972. This family replaced the older GAZ-67B and American Willys and Ford GPW vehicles used after the war.
GAZ-69 bodies were covered by canvas roofs. Canvas is a strong fabric. The main versions had either two or four doors; in Poland, the four-door one was nicknamed “komandorka”. The engine ran on petrol, had four cylinders and developed 55 metric horsepower. The car itself weighed about one and a half tonnes and could carry around 600 kg. Versions with additional equipment were also built on the same design. The museum offers GAZ-69 rides alongside rides in heavier vehicles. A small car like this performed different jobs from a tank.
- military technology