The IFA G5 is an East German three-axle truck produced by IFA from 1952 to 1964.
18-800: The IFA G5 series was produced in the VEB Kraftfahrzeugwerk "Ernst Grube", Werdau . The plant was part of the IFA combine and succeeded the Schumann works in Werdau. The development of the truck began during World War II in the Vogtland Maschinenfabrik AG ( Vomag ). Although the Soviet occupation forces completely dissolved Vomag shortly after the end of the war, further development was carried out at Auto Union and Horch . In
36-606: A mental asylum at the Sonnenstein Castle for life. Her brother supported her in her wish to escape from Saxony. Emperor Franz-Josef of Austria-Hungary did not recognise the divorce. They had seven children: Their two eldest sons, Friedrich August and Friedrich Christian, were both born in 1893, but were not twins. Friedrich August was born in January, and Friedrich Christian was born in December. Frederick Augustus
54-530: A side-gate to Moritzburg Castle . While seeking refuge in Guteborn , he received news that Hermann Fleissner had proclaimed the Free State of Saxony on 10 November. Three days later, he signed his abdication on a single sheet of paper that consisted of one sentence: "I renounce the throne". Frederick Augustus then relieved all Saxons of their oath of loyalty to the monarchy, calling for unity and urging
72-528: Is not suited for on-road driving. The cab was manufactured in several different versions, such as a closed cab, crew cab, cab with soft top, and a cab with fold-down windscreen. The G5 series and H6 series , which were built in Werdau simultaneously, share several components. The G5 was available in different versions, such as dump truck, crane truck, box body lorry, tarpaulin lorry, tanker, water cannon , and fire engine. The main customers for these trucks were
90-746: Is said that reasons for abandoning the G5 series were the economic situation in East Germany, but also its high complexity (engine and tyres), low demand, and the necessity to upgrade IFA's Werdau plant for the G5/3's series production. Werdau Werdau ( German pronunciation: [ˈvɛʁdaʊ̯] ) is a town in Germany , part of the Landkreis Zwickau in Saxony . It is situated on
108-713: The Alert police , National People's Army (NVA), and the People's Police . Vehicles of Combat Groups of the Working Class were used as water cannons on 13 August 1961, during the construction of the Berlin Wall . Despite low demand, the number of G5 built was not sufficient to fulfill it. Decommissioned NVA G5s were later used in agricultural production cooperatives (LPG), as Minol fuel tankers, and as fire engines (TLF 15) with crew cabin. There were two G5 generations,
126-831: The German Empire in World War I . He died in his Sibyllenort Palace in Lower Silesia (now Szczodre in Poland) and was buried in Dresden. Frederick Augustus entered the Royal Saxon Army in 1877 as a second lieutenant , despite being only twelve years old. Given his royal status, he advanced rapidly through the ranks. He served initially with the Royal Saxon 1. (Leib-) Grenadier Regiment Nr. 100 . He
144-463: The IFA conglomerate. Both industries were not competitive after the German reunification in 1990, leading to a sharp deindustrialisation . The character of the town changed dramatically over the last 20 years after almost all factories were demolished and the characteristic East-German residential Plattenbauten were scaled back. In 1905, the city held a contest for the design of a new town hall, as
162-527: The 1st Royal Saxon Infantry Brigade Nr. 45 (Saxon higher units usually bore two numbers: one their Saxon Army number and the other their number in the Prussian Army order of battle). On 22 May 1898, he was promoted to Generalleutnant and given command of the 1st Royal Saxon Infantry Division Nr. 23 . He commanded this division until 26 August 1902, when he took command of the XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps . He
180-533: The Eastern bloc, the G5 series competed against the Soviet ZIS-151 lorry. The G5 is a three-axle lorry with rear wheel drive (6×4) and switchable front wheel drive (6×6). It has no central differential, which means that turning on front-wheel drive will send different amounts of torque to the front an rear axles; there is no option to send the same torque to each axle, therefore, the all-wheel drive system
198-516: The G5/1, and the G5/2. A successor to the G5 series was developed in the late 1950s. This so-called G5/3 had a 150 PS (110.3 kW) V8 diesel engine displacing 12.5 litres, single tyres rather than twin tyres, and a tyre pressure control system. In total, 4 prototypes and 2 pre-series production models were built in 1958/59 and 1961. Further development was cancelled in favour of the new IFA W50 . It
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#1732787098380216-723: The German Marine Infantry by Emperor Wilhelm II during a visit to Kiel . When the German Revolution of 1918 broke out in November, Frederick Augustus made no attempt to defend the Saxon monarchy. Knowing that it was futile to continue the war, he demurred when asked to quell a worker-sponsored uprising in the Altmarkt with troops still loyal to the king, and instead quietly left Dresden Castle through
234-554: The citizens to work towards the better good of the state, whereupon he withdrew to Sibyllenort Palace , which he privately owned, near Breslau . Frederick Augustus married Archduchess Louise of Austria , in Vienna on 21 November 1891. They were divorced in 1903 by the royal decree of the King after she ran away while pregnant with her last child. Luise's flight from Dresden was due to her father-in-law's threatening to have her interned in
252-627: The old one built in 1727 had become too small. The tower and floorplan of one design was combined with the façade of another, and ground was broken for construction on 1 August 1908. It was inaugurated on 26 April 1911, with Frederick Augustus III of Saxony in attendance. Werdau station is located on the Leipzig–Hof railway . This Zwickau location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Frederick Augustus III of Saxony Frederick Augustus III ( German : Friedrich August III. ; 25 May 1865 – 18 February 1932)
270-402: The river Pleiße , 8 km from Zwickau . The town was mentioned as early as 1304, and in 1398 it was purchased by Frederick, then margrave of Meissen , who afterwards became Elector of Saxony . The textile industry was the dominant industry in Werdau since the 14th century. The industrial character of the town further increased in the 20th century with the large-scale truck production by
288-468: Was promoted to General der Infanterie one month later, on 24 September. He remained in command of the corps until October 1904, when he became king. His military career effectively ended with his accession to the throne, but he was promoted subsequently to Generaloberst and then to Generalfeldmarschall (on 9 September 1912). Following his father's accession, he was in July 1902 appointed à la suite of
306-482: Was promoted to first lieutenant in 1883, captain in 1887, major in 1889 and lieutenant colonel in 1891. By 1891, he was commander of the 1st Battalion of Schützen (Füsilier)-Regiment Nr. 108 . He was promoted to colonel on 22 September 1892 and took command of the Schützen (Füsilier)-Regiment Nr. 108 on the same day. On 20 September 1894, the 29-year-old prince was promoted to Generalmajor and given command of
324-462: Was the last King of Saxony (1904–1918). Born in Dresden , Frederick Augustus was the eldest son of King George of Saxony and his wife, Maria Anna of Portugal . Frederick Augustus served in the Royal Saxon Army before becoming king, and later was promoted to Generalfeldmarschall . Though well-loved by his subjects, he voluntarily abdicated as king on 13 November 1918, after the defeat of
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