Early CMPs in NW Europe

[Alex van de Wetering]

That explains the mixture of old and new equipment.....they really poured everything they had........ quite the infusion of supplies and troops.

Well, I don't think the move of 1st Corps from Italy to Holland is the reason so many Cab12's appear on Dutch liberation pictures....I mean, for the Western part of Holland it could be a good explanation, but plenty cab 12's also appear in pictures taken in the Eastern and North Eastern part of Holland and this was 2nd Corps Territory. Unlike 1st Corps, 2nd did come through Normandy, North-West France, Belgium, Walcheren etc. .....basically along the main supply route.

I tend to think 13cabs weren't that plentiful as we thought....at least not plentiful enough to replace all old CMP's at the same time. I guess frontline units were the first to receive new trucks, but even than cab12 15cwt and 3ton trucks were usefull enough to keep operating them, even though they might have shown their age.

Alex

[Hendrik van Oorspronk]

I think we forget 1 important thing, in 1944-45 the cab 11 and 12 were only 2 till 3 years old, so almost new, I don't think any army would throw them away for newer cars and remember, only the cabs are different, the mechanical parts are the same.

Hendrik

[Alex van de Wetering]

Cab 12's in Belgium. Avelgem.

The second picture seems to show a row of 3 Cab12 3 Ton trucks.

source: cegesoma.be

[Alex van de Wetering]

First picture was posted by Stefan Leegwater in the F60H thread. A very rare F60H seen in Ommen 1945.

Second and third pictures are screen grabs from a youtube vid on the liberation of Haarlem 1945 (some great footage and vehicles by the way!).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOtPL6baJLY

Alex

[Alex van de Wetering]

Cab12 FAT in Leeuwarden 1945. Both pictures seem to show the same vehicle

source: https://historischcentrumleeuwarden.nl/

[David Dunlop]

This blend of old and new was probably not unique to the CMP. Wasn't there quite a mix of old and new model carriers in use, at least two models of DUKW and I don't think the Bantam and slat grilled jeeps disappeared as soon as the later model MB and GPW arrived.

The latest vehicles were probably not as critical an issue as one would encounter with aircraft.

David

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

Cab12 FAT in Leeuwarden 1945. Both pictures seem to show the same vehicle

source: https://historischcentrumleeuwarden.nl/

And is it the same one as shown on page 1 of this thread?

H.

[Alex van de Wetering]

And is it the same one as shown on page 1 of this thread?

Hanno; I think it's a different vehicle....the shape of the roofrack and the spare wheel location is different. Of course the wheel could have been relocated, but the top bar of the roofrack attaches to the upper roof panel in one of the pics and on the other FAT the bar attaches to, about halfway, the beetle back.
It could be the second one in the background of the "Groningerstraatweg" picture though......(?)

Alex