 The army also requisitioned many Admirals directly before the outbreak of war, either in order to use them as officers' "staff cars", or in order to cut away the back portion of the car body directly behind the B-pillar and modify them for use as ambulances or light trucks.In 1964, Opel introduced its KAD (Kapitän, Admiral, Diplomat) "A" series models.The Admiral "A" was the middle model in this three-car range.