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Originally Posted by zemsi
Hi Lionel
Blitz is actually a German word and means "lightning, flash, thunderbolt" etc. The term "Blitzkrieg" has been also used for the early German WW2 attacks on France, Holland etc.
Until I went for the first time to Australia, for me a Blitz truck was always a German Opel Blitz. They were the backbone of the WW2 German Army. Opel belongs to GM since 1929. That's probably why the term "Blitz" swapped over the pound.
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Chris |
G'day Chris,
Thanks for the interpretation Chris - the backbone of both sides war efforts are different trucks named a blitz ...I think is called irony.
Kind Regards
Lionel
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1935 REO Speed Wagon.
1963 Series 2A Army Ambulance ARN 112-211
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