Alligators and Buffaloes

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by Gunner
Vehicles like this were used to carry Allied troops ashore on amphibious assaults all over the world. The Canadian Army used a number of similar vehicles in the flooded polders of Holland in 1944 and 45. This one has been marked to represent one of the XXX amphibious carriers. The XXX transported the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders across the Rhine river for the final assault on Hitler's heartland in March 1945."

Hi Mike;

The SD&G crossed the Rhine in Buffalos crewed by either 4 RTR or 1 Northants Yeomanry of 33rd Armd Bde/79th Armd Div, haven't figured out which yet. The 9th Cdn Inf Bde were under command of the 51st (H) Div for the assault crossing of the Rhine.

Cheers