CMPs in Swiss Army use

[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