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German Kubelwagen light utility vehicle 
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"It was rare to see one of those German jeeps near the front because we all knew that whoever was riding in one was probably an officer and a prime target.  That's why you wouldn't catch me sitting in one of our own jeeps."

PFC Joe Morelli, 16th Infantry, 1st Division.
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"Us landsers* never got to ride in a Kubelwagen. Strictly for offiziers and senior NCOs.  The closest we ever got to them was when we were detailed to push them out of the mud."

Gefreiter Ernst Bauer, Grenadier Regiment 959

*Landser Wermacht jargon for a common foot soldier, equivalent to current US army "grunt."
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