Kettenkrad Homepage: Links to other Kettenkrad or MV related websites

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The Kettenkrad on Wikipedia:

A well-known historic vehicle like the Kettenkrad has its own lemma on WIKIPEDIA, the free internet encyclopaedia:

Das Kettenkrad in the English WIKIPEDIA

Museum's websites. I've visited all these museums. They are well worth a visit.

In Germany:

Deutsches Panzermuseum Munster (D)

You should visit Panzermuseum at at Munster in Northern Germany, if you are over here. The huge collection shows arms, armo(u)r and vehicles from more than a century of German army history and especially the German tank troops. Munster is the historic home of the German tank troops.
The museum has two Kettenkrads.

Address: Hans Krueger-Str. 33, 29633 Munster
Note: Munster without Umlaut! Don't change by mistake with Münster!).

Opening hours (From February 2025):

January to May:
Tuesday to Sunday 10.00 - 18.00
Mondays closed (as most German museums). On bank holidays open on Mondays.

June to September:
Daily 10.00 Uhr - 18.00 Uhr

October to Dezember:
Tuesday to Sunday 10.00 - 18.00 Uhr
Mondays closed. On bank holidays open on Mondays.

Last entrance 17:00, one hour before closing

In winter 2026/27 the museum will be closed from 18.12.2026 until 05.01.2027.

Admission: € 13,- (Adult, as of June 2026). Children up to their 6th birthday: Free.

Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr in Dresden (D)

Das Militärhistorische Museum of the German Bundeswehr in Dresden (MHM) is one of the most important history museums in Europe. In addition to an extensive permanent exhibition, changing special exhibitions are presented.

There is one Kettenkrad on display in the exhibition.

Adresse: Olbrichtplatz 2, 01099 Dresden

Opening times (As of June 2026):
Monday 10:00 - 21:00 (Open on Mondays!) Uhr
Tuesday 10:00 - 18:00 Uhr
Wednesday closed
Thursday - Sunday 10:00 - 18:00
Last entrance 30 minutes before closing.

Admission (Adult regular, June 2026): Permanent exhibition € 5,-, Special exhibition € 5,-, Both combined € 7,-.
Cash and card payments accepted.

Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung Koblenz - WTS (D)
(Scientific Collection of Defense Engineering Specimens)

The Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung at Koblenz (WTS) is an official collection of the German Bundeswehr (armed forces). It was founded in 1962 and shows a lot of German arms, armo(u)r and vehicles from Imperial Germany until today.

There is a Kettenkrad on display and also a very rare prototype of the "NSU Gebirgskarette", a small full tracked vehicle, which should become the post war successor of the Kettenkrad. Its has a Porsche engine. The Bundeswehr tested it in the late 1950s but it never went into production.

Address: Mayener Straße 85-87, 56070 Koblenz

Open all year round 9:30 - 16:30 Uhr
(Except on Rosenmontag (Shrove Monday), Good Friday, Christmas, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day and, if necessary, on other closing days after appropriate announcement).

Admission: € 3,- , Bundeswehr employees and children under the age of 10: Free (As of June 2026)

In other countries:

Arsenalen, Strängnäs, (S)

Arsenalen at Strängnäs (Sweden, around 50 miles west from Stockholm) is a museum for historic military vehicles, which was opened by HM King Carl XVI. Gustaf in June 2011.

It merges three former swedish collections of historic military vehicles.

The museum's curator (Museichef) owns a Kettenkrad himself.

Mondays and Tuesdays closed. Check their website for actual opening hours.

Admission: SEK 140 (around € 12,70 As of June 2026). Card payment only, no cash payment. We are in Sweden.

Oorlogsmuseum (War museum) Overloon (NL)

The Oorlogsmuseum (war museum) Overloon is located, where September/October 1944 the Battle of Overloon took place. This was the largest tank battle in the Netherlands.

The museum calls themselves the "largest war museum in Europe".

Nexto to a big permanent exhibition of German and Allied vehicles and equipment there are several special exhibitions and events.

The most important event for Kettenkrad enthusiasts is Militracks in May, where a big number of German vehicles from WW2 are shown in action.

https://oorlogsmuseum.nl/en/events/militracks/

The museum is well woth a visit, even outside these special events.

Address: Museumpark 1, 5825 AM Overloon (NL)

(Overloon is located rough 25 km north-west from Venlo.

Opening hours (As of June 2026):

Monday to Friday 10.00 - 17.00
Saturday and Sunday 11:00 - 17:00

Special opening hours on public holiday. Please check their website.

Admission: € 20,- (Adult), online € 18,50 (As of June 2026)

The Tank Museum at Bovington (GB)

The tank museum at Bovington (UK) is really worth a visit. May be this is the biggest collection of armoured vehicles in the world. Also many German vehicles on display, including the only running TIGER I tank worldwide, a Tiger II (KING TIGER, not running) and a Kettenkrad!

The Kettenkrad on display has been in poor condition for many years. The rear was badly damaged. A few years ago it was restored (by Bruce Crompton, I presume). Not perfect but much better than before .

Admission (Adult): £ 24,50 online: £ 19,60
England is expensive..., As of Junue 2026 )

In addition to regular museum operations, there are several special events throughout the year, such as "Tankfest", where the tanks are shown in action in an arena.

Other websites of interest:

SKFK GmbH, Sonderkonstruktionen Franz Käppler

Manufacturer of high quality reproduction parts for the Kettenkrad and other historic German MVs. Focus on sheet metal parts.

DISG e.V.

Homepage of the DISG, the "Deutsche Interessengemeinschaft Schwimm- und Geländefahrzeuge". This is the club for all German military vehicles till 1945. Most members own a VW Schwimmwagen type 166 or a VW Kübelwagen type 82, several of them a Kettenkrad.

Doug's Heavy Metal Gallery

You can read more about the Kettenkrad and many other military vehicles on this huge website, run by Douglas Greville from Broken Hill, NSW, Australia. The focus on this website is on the private ownership of armo(u)red and tracked vehicles.
Including an interesting report about his journes to the War and Peace Show (Beltring) in 1999.

MILWEB Ltd.

I'm often asked, where one can buy a real Kettenkrad. To buy a Kettenkrad is not an easy job but here is one source, where you can start your search:

Start your search at the classifieds. Most Kettenkrads are offered in the section "Motorcycles / Bicycles". There is also a search button.

There are not often Kettenkrads for sale but this website is well worth a visit if you are looking for one.
Don't expect any bargains.

NSU Kettenkrad Homepage

Links to other websites about the Kettenkrad and other historic military vehicles

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