Production chronology1940–1945; 1940–1945
Discrete sourced production/model years; omitted years are intentional gaps, not an implied continuous run.
Wikipedia infobox ↗6 years
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VolkswagenKübelwagen
Production1940–1945
Recorded originGermany
ClassOff-road vehicle
Also known asVolkswagen Kübelwagen · Volkswagen Type 62 · Volkswagen Type 82
Background
The Volkswagen Type 82 Kübelwagen, or simply Kübel, contractions of the original German word Kübelsitzwagen, is a military light utility vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche and built by Volkswagen during World War II for use by the Nazi German military. Based heavily on the Volkswagen Beetle, it was prototyped and first deployed in Poland as the Type 62, but following improvements entered full-scale production as the Type 82. Several derivative models, such as the Kommandeurswagen, were also built in hundreds, or in dozens.
Text adapted from “Volkswagen Kübelwagen” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1950–1970
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗21 years