GAZ-55

The GAZ-55 (Russian: ГАЗ-55) was a Soviet military ambulance developed in the 1930s by Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (GAZ) and was used by the USSR during the Second World War. It was based on the GAZ-AA model.^[1] With only 9,130 models ever produced, the Red Army still relied heavily on standard trucks to transport their wounded. Production of this ambulance reportedly continued until 1946.^[2]

GAZ-55
GAZ-55 in a museum in Yekaterinburg (2021)
Type	Military ambulance
Place of origin	USSR
Service history
In service	Second World War
Production history
Manufacturer	Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod
Produced	1938–1946
No. built	9130
Variants	GAZ-AA
Specifications
Mass	2,370 kg (5,220 lb)
Length	5.425 m (17 ft 9.6 in)
Width	2.040 m (6 ft 8.3 in)
Height	2.340 m (7 ft 8.1 in)
Crew	2
Armour	None
Engine	4-cyl, 3285 cc 50 hp (37 kW) at 2800 rpm
Payload capacity	4 stretchers and two sitting
Operational range	195 km (121 mi)
Maximum speed	70 km/h (43 mph)

One GAZ-55 was captured by a unit of the Luftwaffe.^[3]

In popular culture

The GAZ-55 is featured in the 1941 Russian film 'Frontovye podrugi' (The Girl from Leningrad).^[4]

In video games

The GAZ-55 is featured in the video game 'Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad'.^[5]

Gallery

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  The GAZ-55 in the Russian film 'Frontovye podrugi'.