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The IFA G5 is a three-axle conventional truck developed and produced by IFA in East Germany from 1952 until 1964.

It was produced from as a prototype in 1952 until 1964 in VEB Kraftfahrzeugwerk "Ernst Grube" Werdau . The work was part of the IFA and walked out of the 1945 resolution Schumann works in Werdau out. The development of the truck began during World War II in the Vogtland Maschinenfabrik AG (Vomag). Since the Soviet occupation forces completely dissolved Vomag shortly after the end of the war however, they did allow further development at Auto Union or at Horch.

The vehicle was also in East Germany for military use are provided. There was also a variety of additional devices can be attached.

The vehicle could be compared with the triple-axle Soviet ZIS 151.

The G5 has the three axles and can be all-wheel driven (6×6), however, the front axle can be switched off (6×4).

The cab was manufactured in several different versions, such as a closed cab, cab with long cab (crew cabin with fire engines), cab with soft top and a cab with fold-down windshield.

The truck G5 and H6, which were built about the same time in Werdau, exhibit some identical modules. In order to improve the properties, especially for off-road use, equipped with a more powerful engine of advanced G5/3, but this was not built in the original series.

The main customers for these trucks were the Alert police or 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.

There were not present in sufficient quantities in East Germany, decommissioned NVA G5s were later in Agricultural Production Cooperatives and more used in business, for example as a fuel transporter for Minol. The G5 was used by the fire service primarily as a fire engine (TLF 15) with crew cabin.

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