9 - 8 0 3 , ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁intended ▁for ▁distribution ▁after ▁the ▁D - day ▁invasion ▁of ▁Europe ▁to ▁US ▁military ▁personnel ▁who ▁might ▁encounter ▁ones ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁abandoned , ▁possibly ▁for ▁lack ▁of ▁fuel ▁or ▁a ▁minor ▁technical ▁problem , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁this ▁manual , ▁might ▁be ▁put ▁into ▁service ▁as ▁additional ▁vehicles . ▁So ▁thorough ▁was ▁the ▁analysis ▁that ▁it ▁included ▁information ▁beyond ▁what ▁could ▁be ▁done ▁as ▁field ▁serv icing , ▁plus ▁ways ▁of ▁dealing ▁with ▁very ▁low ▁temper atures . ▁ ▁U . S . ▁War ▁Department ▁Techn ical ▁Man ual ▁T M - E ▁ 3 0 - 4 5 1 , ▁Hand book ▁on ▁German ▁Military ▁Forces , ▁dated ▁ 1 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁( p .   4 1 6 ), ▁states ▁" The ▁Volks wagen , ▁the ▁German ▁equivalent ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁' Je ep ', ▁is ▁inferior ▁in ▁every ▁way , ▁except ▁in ▁the ▁comfort ▁of ▁its ▁se ating ▁accommod ations ." ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁another ▁Kü bel wagen , ▁also ▁captured ▁in ▁North ▁Africa , ▁had ▁been ▁disse cted ▁in ▁Britain ▁by ▁engine ers ▁of ▁the ▁H umber ▁Car ▁Company , ▁whose ▁report ▁said ▁it ▁exhib ited ▁no ▁" special ▁▁ ▁br ill iance " ▁in ▁design ▁except ▁in ▁details ▁and ▁that ▁" it ▁is ▁suggested ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁first ▁class ▁modern ▁design