March 2026 Newsletter
G-Wagen’s Grit: IED Survival in Kandahar 2005 Canadian soldiers deployed Mercedes-Benz AG Gelandewagens (also called G-Wagens) to Afghanistan in 2004, replacing older Iltis vehicles for patrols. On 12 December 2005, an IED struck a G-Wagen commanded by Captain Manuel Panchana-Moya about 90 km from Kandahar, hurling the engine seven meters away but sparing the lives of Panchana-Moya, two soldiers and a journalist due to the vehicle’s armour. This artifact preserved at the Canadian War Museum,…
