Kleines Kettenkrad NSU HK-101 Sd.Kfz. 2
The Kleines Kettenkraftrad HK 101 (Sd.Kfz. 2), better known as the Kettenkrad, is a half-tracked motorcycle designed by NSU in Neckarsulm. Originally intended as a light tractor for airborne troops — small enough to fit inside a Ju 52 — it quickly proved remarkably versatile: from cable-laying and ammunition transport on the Eastern Front to towing Me 262 jet fighters on airfields. With over 8,300 units built, the Kettenkrad was the lightest German half-track to feature the distinctive Schachtellaufwerk interleaved road wheels. At Militracks 2026, there will be at least twenty present.
