Infantry fighting vehicle short type 2-2 - armored KrKw

When the young Bundeswehr was looking for lightly armored vehicles in the 1950s, especially for the tank reconnaissance troop, the planners were presented with two prototypes from the French army, which they had commissioned from the "Hotchkiss" company. After extensive testing, a tracked vehicle was developed on the basis of the Hotchkiss CC2 armored personnel carrier and the Hotchkiss TT6 infantry fighting vehicle, two vehicles which, however, never went into mass production for the French army, that essentially met the German requirements for off-road mobility and armor protection. For the German version, the chassis of the CC-2 was lengthened and fitted with an additional castor. In addition, the rear, which was originally open at the top, was armored.

Series production began in 1958 at the companies "Hotchkiss-Brandt" and under license at "Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz". By 1967, 1,600 vehicles of the basic model had been built in six different versions. One of these variants was the armored KrKw Type 2-2. 350 vehicles of this variant were built by 1964. They were to be found in all troop units.

The Type 2-2 armored ambulance was used to rescue wounded from the battlefield. The crew consisted of a driver and a commander. Two wounded lying on stretchers or up to six seated wounded could be transported under armored protection.