CMPs in Swiss Army use

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Looks like it had a modified Derrick body.

The more I look into it, the Swiss 10,5 cm Howitzer tractors were fitted with:

1) a body - see above - adapted from the Derrick or Engineers/Winch type:


2) a purpose-built Swiss body:


Does anybody know if, next to this 10,5 cm howitzer tractor, the Swiss Army also used the standard LAAT with the 40-mm Bofors?

- Hanno

[zemsi]

... I just came across a short manual for the Blitzes the Swiss Army used in the 50's/60s. Unfortunately, it's only in German It's a pdf and the size is 3,6 MB. Here are 2 preview pics.

[Bill Murray]

Sorry to break in on a CMP thread, but I have been trying to figure out if the attached photo represents a Swiss Chevrolet.

I spent a small fortune buying the two books that I know of regarding Swiss vehicles, "Motorfahrzeuge in der Schweizer Armee 1898-1937" by Hildebrandt and "Fahrzeuge der Schweizer Armee" by Hofmann.

In both cases, I would have to say that the period 1935-1945 was very poorly covered to say the least.

So, I continue to hunt photos and identification of a wide range of mainly US and German sourced vehicles that were purchased by the Swiss Armed Forces during this period.

Hopefully Kuno or Zemsi can help out.

Bill

[zemsi]

Hi Bill

Glad to hear that you're interested in Swiss Army MV's. I thought I'd be the only one You've got some good books, however there are more on that subject.

You're correct, the period '35 - '45 is not covered well. The Swiss Army was really undersourced at that time. E.g. the Swiss just had 24 Praga Tanks at the outbreak of war. Most MV's were bought after the war of American origine. My Grandad was a scrappie and scrapped thousands of them in the '60 - '80s.

Your pic shows as German Officer and probably an NCO sitting in front of an unknown truck. Definitely not belonging to the Swiss Army.

Greetings
Chris