The photo of the Wehrmacht motorcycle recovered in Budapest is going around the world: from the "Times of India" and "Vietnam.VN" to British outlets such as the "Daily Mirror" and US platforms like Yahoo Autos, media are reporting on the spectacular find.
According to Hungary's Institute and Museum of Military History, the recovered motorcycle is a DKW NZ 350-1.
At the time, the DKW NZ 250 and NZ 350 models were regarded among motorcyclists as particularly robust and reliable. From 1944, DKW therefore introduced the NZ 350-1, a variant developed specifically for wartime use.
The Hungarian museum recovered the machine on 2 August at Batthyány Square, opposite parliament. The motorcycle is almost completely intact. Because it was saturated with water and mud when it was lifted out, it weighed in at more than 200 kilograms. The machine is currently being cleaned and preserved in the museum's hangar in Budapest.
The DKW NZ 350-1 was built between 1944 and 1945, with just under 12,000 units produced by the end of the war.
