Vehicles used by Dutch Prinses Irene Brigade

Rogier Peeters · #1 08-12-10, 21:00

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

Hanno Spoelstra · #2 10-12-10, 01:45

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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 · #3 11-12-10, 12:17

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?