The history of Henschel: In 1785, Georg Christian Henschel founded the Henschel foundry. In 1848, locomotive construction began and in 1925, the first Henschel truck appeared. In 1968 Hanomag Henschel was taken over by Mercedes-Benz - in the summer of 1974 the last Henschel truck was produced. From then on, Mercedes axle production was expanded at the former Henschel plant. Henschel Wehrtechnik GmbH was spun off as a separate company.

The Swiss Army procured the HS 3-14 HA from the truck programme newly introduced in 1961 in 2 large tranches. In 1964, over 200 vehicles were delivered to the troops.

At the end of the 1960s, the company merged into Hanomag-Henschel with Daimler Benz holding a majority share. Thus, the hitherto distinctive Henschel star on the radiator grille was dropped. The Swiss Army received a further 360 examples in 1970, consequently with the new Henschel lettering in the upper third of the grille. The model shows a version from this era.

This reliable truck was in service with the troops until 2004.

HS= Henschel
3= 3 axle
14= 14 t load capacity
HA=Hauber Allrad
CH= Swiss version

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