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Originally posted by Stellan Bojerud
The NL Army bought Landsverk 180 Armoured Cars from Sweden.
When? How many? What happned with them after 1940? Were they used by the Germans?
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Stellan;
From what I've been able to find, there were 12x Landsverk L-180 Armoured Cars (designation in Dutch service the M-36) and 12x L-181 Landsverk Armoured Cars (designation in Dutch service the M-38) purchased by the Netherlands prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. The 12x Landsverk L-180's (M-36) came into Dutch service in 1936 and the 12x Landsverk L-181's (M-38) came into Dutch service in 1938. I've posted pictures of each below:
Top photo: Landsverk L-180's (M-36) in Dutch service pictured at Brabant in 1936
Bottom photo: Landsverk L-181 (M38) in Dutch service, no date or location given
Sources:
- BLITZKRIEG IN THE WEST, THEN AND NOW: by J.P. Pallud
- THE FALL OF FRANCE, DISASTER IN THE WEST 1939-40; by G. Forty & J. Duncan
Note: In May, 1940, the Dutch Armoured Car strength in the Netherlands was: 12x Landsverk L-180's (M-36); 12x Landsverk L-181 (M38) and 12x DAF M-39's (Dutch Van Doome Armoured Cars) that had just become operational.
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