Which Conflicts Have CMPs Taken Part In?

[Mike Cecil]

Phil,

The 'first and last' may be more difficult than we imagine. The first may be reasonably easy (WW2), but the last combat that CMPs were involved in could be tricky. CMPs were present in Korea, and there are images of CMP 15cwt armoured trucks in South Vietnamese service in the early 1960s. That's without getting into detail about the Israeli conversions, and the 'little wars' around South Africa and on the Indian sub-continent. Haven't looked into Malaya, but that's another (late) possibility.

Mike C

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

The 'first and last' may be more difficult than we imagine. The first may be reasonably easy (WW2)

Yes, but when in WW2? It's less easy than most people envisage....

But thanks to the extensive research conducted through MLU, we know when CMPs were first used in action.

HTH,
Hanno

[Mike Cecil]

Well, if you are a member of the British Commonwealth, WW2 is September 1939 to August (or is it September? need to check...) 1945, the officially accepted 'contact' period. And Canada, the home of the CMP, was a member of the Commonwealth. The previous thread to which you refer does answer the first combat use of CMPs question in great detail, so that parts done and dusted.

What about the last use: any thoughts? SVN in the 1960s might be a good starting point. Any advances on that time period?

Mike C

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

What about the last use: any thoughts? SVN in the 1960s might be a good starting point. Any advances on that time period?

See my article on C15TA armoured truck: these were used post war in many conflicts like Korea, Malaysian emergency, by the Spanish in the Sahara and the Vietnam war.
The Lynx was used in the latter war, too. After the Vietnam war info becomes pretty scarce, though.

Hanno

[Ed Storey]

How about the 1st Canadian Infantry Division's 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade's foray into France in June 1940 as the first use of CMPs in combat?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Ed Storey

How about the 1st Canadian Infantry Division's 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade's foray into France in June 1940 as the first use of CMPs in combat?

Ed, that's correct - see my link to when CMPs were first used in action in my posting above.

Hanno