Vehicles used by Dutch Prinses Irene Brigade

[Hanno Spoelstra]

This picture, found on the Prinses Irene Brigade museum website - www.fuseliers.net - clearly shows a CMP truck in the background.

While Rogier's listings does not specifically confirm nor exclude CMPs, we need do some more research to find out if CMP trucks were actually used by the Brigade.

H.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Fordson WOT2 found on http://www.gemeentearchiefroosendaal.nl.

Picture was taken in July 1945 and it is labelled as a border patrol truck.

Titel: Roosendaal: Grensbewakerstruck op de Markt; Rina Goyvaert, Mientje van 't Westende, Truus Nielen zittend op motor
Nummer: K16017
Afdeling: Gemeentearchief Roosendaal
Datum inhoud: juli
Jaar inhoud: 1945

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[Rogier Peeters]

Nice find Hanno. Any thoughts on the markings (unit number (?) 350 on the right fender and number 40401 on the left fender)?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Rogier Peeters

Any thoughts on the markings (unit number (?) 350 on the right fender and number 40401 on the left fender)?

Rogier,

Not really, I was wondering if this could be an ex-PIB WOT2 impressed as a border patrol truck? It could explain a mix of markings not fully attributable to the PIB. And of course the orange lion emblem was adopted on all Army vehicles after the war. But I would not think it was common by July 1945 already.

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[Rogier Peeters]

Thanks Hanno. I was thinking it may have belonged to one of the newly-formed army units formed in 1944 - 1945 an not necessarily be ex-PIB. For instance on the beeldbank WOII I came across a photo of a Stoottroepen Mercedes-Benz, marked with the Dutch lion emblem (and the stoottroepen markings), see images below.

Could anyone identify the exact type of Mercedes?