[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

For example: https://archives.nato.int/uploads/r/...57_ENG_PDP.pdf

See the document linked above: FWD SU-COE Medium Artillery Tractors were offered to several countries. Recently was one of three (3) delivered to France surfaced:

Daniel Fdl wrote:

"All I know so far is that this truck was assigned to the French Navy in Cherbourg, they had received 3 of them. I know one of them was used to at sea to pick up mussels and got rusty very quickly and out of service. The other one might still be around (had been use as a wrecker) and the third one left unused by the French Navy or by civil use after they were all sold by auction in the seventies. Apparently all the CMP vehicles offered as a gift to FRANCE got assigned to the French Navy .

I know there not too many FWD COE SU left around, it is a miracle that this one was left untouched since it was given to the French Navy. Unfortunately the cargo roof was removed as it would not enter the previous shelter. The roof was left outside and got completely rotten with time."