Germany began to modernise its army from the 1930s and onwards. An important part of Wehrmacht motorisation was the manufacturing of three-axle trucks. One of them was the Krupp L2H143, which was in production lines from 1930 to 1942. It had an original construction with 4-cylinder air-cooled opposite engine, backbone frame, and bogie suspension
The German Wehrmacht mainly used the Krupp L2H143 as light gun tractors (Kfz.69) for the Pak 36 anti-tank guns, and also as personnel carriers (Kfz.70). The 3,7cm Pak 36 was the main German anti-tank gun up to the end of 1941.