GM Foxes in N.West Europe

[Neil Ashley]

Regarding usage of these vehicles in the NW Europe Campaign, Peter Browns excellent article in Armoured Car Magazine published in 1996 is very informative.

Peter used various documents held in the UK Public Records Office including the "Half Yearly Reports on the Progress of the Royal Armoured Corps". These were compiled in June and December of each year and are based on returns from units covering the previous 6 months.

The only mention of Fox's in service is in the 21st Army Group Wheeled Armoured Holdings List as at June 1945. The details are as follows.

8 Corps 1 vehicle, 5th Cdn AD 7 vehicles, 2 Cdn Inf Div 5 vehicles, 3rd Cdn Inf Div 1 vehicle, and 1 Polish AD 5 vehicles. Total with units 19 vehicles, Base Depots 130, others 7, overall total 156.

If any one knows Peter this is an excellent article which deserves to be published again, perhaps as an attachment available on this Forum.