In the spring of 1938 established in Athens the Department of Motor Gendarmerie which falls under the command of the Athens Gendarmerie Battalion. The 350 man strength Department, equipped initially with a total of 300 three-wheel motorcycles BMW R-12 of single-or double-side cars (150 acquired in 1938 and a similar number in 1939). In January 1941 equipped with 400 new motorcycles and some lorries of various types. During the German occupation the Department of Motor Gendarmerie reconstituted under the command of the Police Major Nicholaos Bourantas. One of the famous lorries of the Bourantades (as became known the men of the Motor Gendarmerie) was the pre-war Federal made, Pol (Polizei) AΠ 4 (Αστυνομία Πόλεων 4). The ΑΠ 4 vehicle was based on the drawing lines of the Czechoslovakian, 1937 made Praga AN-6 and the superstructure was probably made in Greece. The special military-low enforcement carrying bodywork was of composite construction with full-length folding canvas top. Due to the collaboration with the Germans against the resistance groups in Athens, the Motor Gendarmerie was dissolved after the liberation of Greece. The Federal Motor Truck Company was an American truck manufacturer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. From 1910 to 1959, Federal assembled over 160,000 trucks for all types of uses including delivery vans, buses, garbage trucks, and over the road heavy haulers. Whatever its use, Federal declared, “You can expect years of faithful service.” In World War II Federal produced 11,338 military vehicles, earning the coveted Army-Navy “E Pennant” four times for production excellence. 1943, Athens. Sitting on the bumper of the vehicle is shown the then driver, Infantry Staff Sergeant, Themistoklis Boumpakis.
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