Private company
FAMO
German vehicle manufacturer
FAMO, short for Fahrzeug- und Motoren-Werke (Automobile and Engine Works) was a German vehicle manufacturer in the early 20th century. They produced tractors and lorries, and other motor vehicle parts.2 It ceased to exist in 1945.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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FAMO, short for Fahrzeug- und Motoren-Werke (Automobile and Engine Works) was a German vehicle manufacturer in the early 20th century. They produced tractors and lorries, and other motor vehicle parts.2
Products and brands
Sd.Kfz. 9: Heavy half-track used by German forces in World War II; some were also produced by Vomag and Tatra.
Marder II, produced 1942–1943.
Wespe self-propelled artillery
Rübezahl caterpillar tractor
From Wikipedia’s article on FAMO, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Acquisitions
- Succeeded by Traktorenwerk Schönebeck1
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaFAMO
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ881458
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataFAMO on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaFAMO on Wikipedia
- 3WikipediaFAMO on Wikipedia (revision used)
- 4Wikimedia CommonsFAMO photo by Mircea87, CC BY-SA 3.0