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No, for the Canadian Army, Thompsons in Italy, Stens in NW Europe.
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Take Ed's word as the truth. He is a recognized expert in Canadian militaria, and published author on 1937 Pattern Webbing. He's also ruggedly handsome and once upon a time he was my boss. (Oh wait. Forget what I said about his good looks. He's not my boss anymore.)
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Mwhahahahaha!! I think we have a guest coming up from the south in January ,and look forward to catching up on all your Christmas presents at Gracies..Some time in January as far as I know.. Alex ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Not to be a doubting thomas here but if you read "Tip of the Spear" by Lieutenant-Colonel Bernd Horn and Michel Wyczynski you will see on page 110 the First Canadian Parachute Battalion Training with a Thompson, then on page 176 a picture of glider pilots being evacuated by 1 can Para in and the man on the left is holding a Thompson. As a side note you will find some Universal Carriers on page 192 and 210.
Gary
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Gary, it has to be said that in the same book, on page 144, there is a list of weapons used by the 'paras' and while including the different marks of Sten, it does not mention Thompsons.
I would suggest that hard and fast rules regarding Thompsons in Italy and Stens in NW Europe should be treated with caution as firstly, the Commandos usually used Thompsons rather than Stens and secondly there are references (eg. "One Night in June" by Kevin Shannon & Stephen Wright - page 35) that point to the Glider Pilot Regiment being given a very wide choice of what weapon they would prefer to use - in fact the pilot in question chose a Bren as his personal weapon!!! Hope this helps Gerry
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Here is a photo of troops from the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada on patrol near Nijmegen, Netherlands, 22 January 1945. The lead soldier is carring a Thompson MG.
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John, Great picture which really proves a point.
Very interestingly, the fourth figure in the column looks to be carrying a Mark II Sten! If this is the case, it is a great example of why we should be open-minded in this topic. Regards Gerry
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