German ww 2,, track link for an RSO

German track link for an RSO , tracked utility vehicle, used extensively on the Eastern front .
Link recovered from the leningrad front area .
Cleaned and treated for rust/corrosion.


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Raupenschlepper Ost (German: "Caterpillar Tractor East", more commonly abbreviated to RSO) was a fully tracked, lightweight vehicle used by the Wehrmacht in World War II. It was conceived in response to the poor performance of wheeled and half-tracked vehicles in the mud and snow during the Wehrmacht's first autumn and winter on the Soviet Front.




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