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Originally posted by Bruce Parker
Dirk, is the picture below from the same series as this one?
The markings on this Fox are 'Provost', and the 79 on the left fender would agree this vehicle is being operated by the military police. 79 on a black square is the unit sign for a Provost company within an infantry division. There would have been three: 1st Cdn. Provost Coy in the 1st Division, 2st Cdn. Provost Coy in the 2nd Division and 4th (3rd?) Cdn. Provost Coy in the 3rd Division. From a black and white photograph, you can't tell the colour of the division sign (it looks 'light' to me so I'd suggest it's the grey 3rd Division sign) so knowing which division was at this location in 1945 may be the best way to identify it. It's likely that if the provost company in one division was issued with Fox, the others would have been as well.
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Hi Bruce;
If I'm not mistaken, the Fox in the photo was identified back in December 2004 has belonging to the 2nd 4th Provost Company, C. Pro. C., of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, CAOF.
See the thread entitled "GM Foxes in N.West Europe", located
here.
Al Nickolson, also posted the below image in the same thread.
Cheers