Under New Management

[Noel Burgess]

From "PhotosNormandie" here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/photosnormandie/426572487/
this is quoted as a requisitioned 1939 Fiat Topolino

Noel

[Bill Murray]

Noel:

If the photo was taken in Normandy, it is almost 100% going to be a Simca 5 or Cinq which was a license built Fiat. NSU did the same thing in Germany.

There were detail differences but not a whole lot.

Sapper:

I am with Jan. It almost cannot be Italy as no Soviet forces were fighting very near there. It could still be Europe somewhere 1945 but I also think I saw that photo in a Korean war publication.

Bill

[sapper740]

Originally Posted by Bill Murray

I am with Jan. It almost cannot be Italy as no Soviet forces were fighting very near there. It could still be Europe somewhere 1945 but I also think I saw that photo in a Korean war publication.

Bill and Jan, those were my thoughts exactly when I first saw the caption under the picture, thoughts which I echoed in my post. However, it isn't out of the realm of possibility if one considers that the Gaz could have been acquired from Yugoslavia. Tito and the anti-fascist forces were closely allied to the Soviets and were perhaps receiving aid in the form of vehicles from Russia. Italy and Yugoslavia share a border so, who knows? I agree with both of you that it is more likely a picture from Korea but haven't completely ruled out Italy. Derek.

[Steve Black]

If you look at the M-1 carbines that they are carrying, they have the bayonet lug on them and while I have never seen one from World War II they might exist, but I would say that this is Korea.

Steve

[Radek]

From my new book British Trucks in Wehrmacht Service

[Les Freathy]

What new book is this Radek i take it its a different one to the Tankograd offering can you post more details
Les

[Radek]

Originally Posted by Les Freathy

What new book is this Radek i take it its a different one to the Tankograd offering can you post more details

Hi Les, it is new book in my collection. It is from Tankograd publishing. I can´t write any book. My knowleges aren´t enought for writing and all my pictures I have took from Internet.
Sorry that I have got you in mistake.
Radek