Early CMPs in NW Europe

marco · #1 29-01-17, 15:33

Photo taken in Leeuwarden, Holland in the second half of May 1945.
The location is at or nearby the railway station and the photo shows a line-up of vehicles from RCCS attached to the XII Manitoba Dragoons.

The 15CWT on the left has a marking "AC 4" on the bumper.
According to a wartime list from the XIIMD administration, this vehicle was a "RCCS - IM Shop" van, not clear to me what this means.
The one on the right has a marking "AC 3" , meaning "RCCS (LP) Ech Set Link".

Marco.

David Dunlop · #2 29-01-17, 17:16

Marco.

AC4 appears to be an 8-cwt HU. I wonder if it is a ZL bearing a fancy name? AC3 looks to have a house type wireless body on it. The LP probably means 'Low Power'. It might be some form of field relay vehicle.

Looks like an interesting building behind them.

David

Alex van de Wetering · #3 31-01-17, 22:29

Awesome picture Marco!
I agree with David....could be a rare ZL. Also great to see a C15A with house type body ....and even a rare 3Ton truck with house type body.

Quote:

Looks like an interesting building behind them

I am pretty sure the building is a freight storage building; the size and shape of these buildings were very similar all through the country. Freight trains could stop on one side, trucks on the other. These buildings were usually positioned quite close to the regular passenger railway stations.

Alex

Alex van de Wetering · #4 31-01-17, 22:39

You do need good eyes for the next one....

The picture is from Bill Miller's Canadian Kangaroo Regiment Association and archive facebook page and originally came from Art Bell's collection. According to the description the picture was taken in Germany, 1945.......a 4x4 cab11/12 in 1 CACR service(?)

Thanks Bill!

Alex

Alex van de Wetering · #5 10-08-17, 22:48

A couple more Monkey faces in the Deelen dump, september 1946.

Original Pictures are from the Dutch National Archives.

First picture shows a cab12 in the centre of the picture....second row of trucks. It's hard to see, but there might be 2 or 3 more on the right of the picture.

Second picture shows cab 12....not sure if it's the same one as in picture 1, but I think it's a different one.

Third pictures shows 2 Cab 12 FATs.
Fourth picture seems to show 3 more Early FAT's behind the cab13 FATs.

Alex

lynx42 · #6 11-08-17, 03:14

Not sure if this is Europe of Russia. The front or main truck is also interesting, I love the sand tyres in the mud.

1st Panzer Div (2).jpg

1st Panzer Div cmp.jpg

Regards Rick.

Alex van de Wetering · #7 12-08-17, 00:16

A rare Ford F8 Heavy Utility in Polish service, Ter Apel (Holland) april 15 1945!

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TZs...dex=66&list=WL

From about 3:21

Alex

Philippe Jeanneau · #8 16-01-20, 01:34

Post# 86 looks like a 1940 (1.5 ton) Chevrolet, being used by the SS... It may very well be Eastern Europe. Very interesting to see a captured British vehicle brought back from the desert and still in use...