Dingo's in NW Europe

[Neil Ashley]

Other than the Dorset's example featured in one of the current MV Magazines, were Dingo's used much by British Infantry Battalions in NW Europe.

I always thought no as supply never kept up with demand and Armoured Car and Recce Corps Regiments had priority. The latter of these did not see all their Humbers replaced before the end of the war.

Infantry Battalions presumably had no fixed establishment for wheeled armour and tended to use Humber Scouts or LRC's where they could be aquired.

Is the Dorsets example a one off they aquired or were they offically issued?

[Neil Ashley]

I assume by the lack of replies that their use by Infantry Battalions was very rare.

[lssah2025]

Holding 30 Dec 44
3rd Infantry Division had 53

Holding 30 Jun 45
3rd Infantry had 21
5th Infantry had 17
15th Infantry had 22
43rd Infantry had 15
53rd Infantry had 18

1st CDN Infantry had 1
2nd CDN had 14
3rd CDN had 7

[singeager]

Niel

Dingos were used by almost every conceivable unit for some reason or another.

With regards to infantry usage pre Dunkirk, Rifle brigades used them to carry radios and transport officers. For example Padres would sometimes use them to visit the front lines.

After Dday they were more commonly used for Recce work but were also used for general liaison purposes, the RAF used them, the germans used them and so did the Navy!

For more information and photographioc proof see my web site
www.daimler-fighting-vehicle.co.uk

cheers Singe

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

The Germans certainly used them! Father of a Childhood mate drove a Dingo during WW2, and I can remember it being one of the the few things he discussed with us kids, that during the fighting they were able to "Re posess" one of there own Dingoes, complete with German markings. The impression I had was that it must have been in eney service for a couple of years.
For the record, the other item he discussed was being pinned down by enemy fire for sometime (at least a day) and hearing one of his comrades out in no mans land crying for help, and obviously in a lot of pain. The noise eventually stopped, when they finally moved up they found the soldier patched up, with rations and "resting comfortably as can be expected". A German army doctor had managed to get to him first!

Rich.

[Neil Ashley]

Remember from those official holding figures that the vast majority if not all of those vehicles would have been allocated to the Reccy Corps Regiment attached to every Infantry Division.

My question is how widely did British Infantry Battalions use Dingo's in North West Europe. All the photographic evidence seems to suggest use primary by Reccy Corps and Armoured Car Regiments.

Your link is not working Singe but I am looking for photographic evidence of common use rather than the odd vehicle acquired from time to time.