Editing Unimog (section)

=== Military ===
The Unimog was never meant to be a military vehicle; Allied permission to develop the Unimog was granted only because Albert Friedrich, inventor of the Unimog, ensured that the Unimog would not have any military purpose.<ref name=Vogler_2015 />{{rp|6}} However, the Unimog has always been used as a military vehicle. 44 Unimogs of the first model, the [[Unimog 70200]], served as combat engineer tractors in the Swiss army. They proved successful, and the Swiss army purchased 540 units of the 70200's successor, the [[Unimog 2010]]. These early Swiss military vehicles were known as ″Dieseli″. The Dieseli-Unimogs remained in service until 1989.<ref name=Vogler_2015 />{{rp|32}} Officers of the French army, then occupying forces in Germany, noted the Unimog testing at the Sauberg in the early 1950s and considered the Unimog useful for patrolling purposes. Soon after, the French army purchased Unimogs of the series 2010 and 401. The Unimog proved to be so successful that Daimler-Benz was ordered to develop an entirely new Unimog just for military purposes. This new model was supposed to be a small 1.5-tonne truck, capable of carrying 10 to 12 soldiers on its bed, at a speed of up to 90&nbsp;km/h, rather than being an agricultural tractor. Being a NATO member state, France demanded that the military Unimog would have an engine running on petrol.<ref name=Vogler_2015 />{{rp|41}} Daimler-Benz decided to use an Otto cycle engine, the M 180, displacing 2.2 litres, and producing 85&nbsp;PS (63&nbsp;kW).<ref name=Vogler_2015 />{{rp|47}} The military Unimog would later be known as [[Unimog 404]] or Unimog S.

In total, 64,242 units of the Unimog 404 were produced, which makes it the Unimog with the highest production figure. 36,638 Unimog 404 were purchased by the German Bundeswehr.<ref name=Vogler_2015 />{{rp|43}} Apart from the Bundeswehr, many different [[Military|military forces]] have either used the Unimog in the past or still make use of it today. In addition to the military series 404, several civilian models have been adapted for military use. In Argentina, the series 426, actually a version of the civilian series 416 produced under licence, was made for the Argentinian, Chilean, Peruvian and Bolivian military. In total, 2643 units of the series 426 were made. The Argentinian made Unimog 431, which was a licensed version of the civilian series 421, was also used as a military vehicle, mainly as a self-propelled [[howitzer]]. Another civilian Unimog that was mainly used a military vehicle, is the series 418.<ref name=Vogler_2016 />{{rp|122}}

The military Unimogs are used as troop transportation vehicles, [[ambulance]]s, and mobile [[command center]]s equipped with [[Military communications#Military communications equipment|military communications equipment]]. The [[United States Marine Corps]] and [[United States Army]] uses the [[Unimog 419]] as an engineer tractor, while the [[United States Army]] also uses Unimog vehicles to access remote installations. In total, 2416 Unimog 419 were made, and only used by United States Forces.<ref name="Vogler_2009">{{cite book |author-first=Carl-Heinz |author-last=Vogler |title=Das Unimog-Typenbuch: Die komplette Modellgeschichte |lang=de |publisher=GeraMond |place=München |date=2009 |isbn=978-3-7654-7699-0}}</ref>{{rp|81}} Modern Unimogs also serve as military vehicles, and the current Unimog 437.4 chassis is used for the [[ATF Dingo]]. More than 5,500 Unimogs are in active service in the [[Turkish Armed Forces]]. They were produced by Mercedes-Benz Türk.

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File:Gaggenau 2016 -Unimog-Museum- by-RaBoe 049 (cropped).jpg|Swiss army ″Dieseli″ [[Unimog 2010]]
File:Unimog S 404 (Sp 2014-06-15) (cropped).JPG|The first Unimog solely designed for military purposes, the [[Unimog 404]] from 1955
File:UNIMOGEA.JPG|[[Argentine Army]] Unimog 426
File:Unimog 4x4 engineering vehicle.JPEG|Unimog 419
File:Dingo 2.jpg|[[ATF Dingo]]
File:Mercedes Benz Unimog 2 (cropped).JPG|Mercedes Benz Unimog locally produced in Turkey and still widely used by [[Turkish Land Forces]]
File:Belgian Army, BAS 24, Brussels (P1170145).jpg|A 2022 model of [[Jankel]] Light Transport Tactical Vehicle used by [[Special Forces Group (Belgium)]]
File:Mercedes-Benz_Unimog_U_5000.jpg|An Unimog U5000 of the [[German Army]] with an armoured cabin.
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