A German light army vehicle, developed from the Horch 830 civilian car in 1934. For the needs of the army, the basic design was greatly simplified, but the main structural elements were significantly strengthened in view of the requirements of the military.

From 1934 to 1937, a total of almost 4,500 units of this type were produced, which were widely used from the

first days of World War II up to and including 1943, when the vast majority of them were lost in the roadless conditions of the Eastern Front. The Horch 830-R is considered the first example of the Kubelwagen type of vehicle that was widely distributed in the German army during the war.