Hans Friedrich Wilhelm Hugo Koeppen was born in Minden near Hanover July 31, 1876. His father was an Oberst (Colonel) in the Old Prussian Army and young Hans followed in his footsteps by joining the family business. He entered the Imperial German Army of the Kaiser Wilhelm II as a Lieutenant in the 15th Infantry Regiment (2nd Westfälisches) March 1894. By 1903 the bright and upcoming officer was promoted to Oberleutnant and sent to the elite War Academy. Upon graduation he was attached to the Grand General Staff in 1907. When the stories of an American, French and Italian teams competing in a race from New York west to Paris across Germany reached Koeppen, a patriot, he was eager to see a German effort put forth. Finding out that the Kaiser himself desired a German entry into the 22,000- mile (35,000-kilometer) race, the young Lieutenant quickly presented himself in hopes of a promotion.
The Protos Car in the Great 1908 Race
First thing the German team needed was a car and they turned to the small Berlin-based German company of Protos after Benz and Daimler politely bowed out. Designing a custom built car in only 16 days, the Protos racing car was an impressive 16 feet long, 6.5 feet wide, and when loaded with three men, an extensive spare parts kit, food and 176 gallons of gas weighed some three tons. She was powered by a 40hp engine that could propel the beast at up to 70mph. There was no cab and the trip across the open skies of United States and Siberia would be under cover of nothing more than canvas. The Protos was roughly the same size as a modern Chevrolet Suburban built with steam-era technology.
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