no.22 Liaison HQ

[Higgins]

Hi to all,

under command Montys 21st Army group, 1944-45, was no.22 liaison HQ,

search wartime pictures vehicles this British unit, all vehicles or bike or armour

have serial number "120", white number on dark backing,

on armour vehicles was write big inscription "BRITISH", on the front,

for example is here picture Humber.

thanks for help

Tomas

[lssah2025]

Thanks for the Humber pic... very interesting...

[Colin Macgregor Stevens]

The BRITISH marking may well be just post-war. A chap I knew who served with Canadian Army in Berlin post-war has photos of his jeep with CANADA painted on front.

[Higgins]

have few more pictures this Humbers,

and this pictures is 8.may or 15.may 1945, western Czech (Bohemia),

and have copy orig. order for marking all vehicles no.22 liaison HQ,

but its not post war order,

About vehicles this unit have only few info, becouse in archive is

"only" write "truck 15cwt, 3t, arm.command car, Crom. (tank Cromwell???)

dispache rider," etc.

For me is this is very interesting British unit, becouse was with Czechoslovak brigade and in the may 1945 go to Czech country,

On pictures have from this unit Humber, AEC command arm.truck, Morris Tilly

Bedford MWD, Dodge 3T, and info about jeeps, motorcycles, Austin Tilly, Cromwell (?), Dingo(?),

Tomas

[Noel Burgess]

From the TRUX website: -

No22 LIAISON HEADQUARTERS. CZECH FORCES.
War Establishment XIV/1232/1. June 1944.
To Liaise with Czech Armoured Brigade.

General Staff Officer 1st Grade
General Staff Officer 2nd Grade
3 X General Staff Officer 3rd Grade
Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General
7 X clerk RASC including
staff serjeant
serjeant (for intelligence duties)
corporal
lance corporal
3 X clerk including one for intelligence duties

Crew of a cruiser tank
driver mechanic RAC
corporal driver operator RAC
gunner operator RAC
gunner mechanic RAC

Captain RASC
serjeant clerk RASC
corporal clerk, technical RASC

Captain RAOC
Brigade Ordnance Warrant Officer RAOC
corporal clerk RAOC
storeman, technical RASC

Captain REME
Armament Artificer (Vehicle) REME
Armament Artificer (Field) REME
serjeant vehicle mechanic REME
serjeant clerk technical REME

company quartermaster serjeant
3 X batman
6 X batman driver
driver mechanic
3 X driver IC
3 X motorcyclist
officers mess orderly
2 X general dutyman
storeman
officers mess cook ACC
cook ACC

Signal Detachment RS
serjeant
2 X driver operator
driver IC
2 X corporal operator
10 X operator
corporal cipher operator
2 X lance corporal cipher operator

2 X bicycle
6 X motorcycle
5 X car 2 seater 4 X 2
1 X car 4 seater 4 X 2
1 X 15cwt GS
1 X 15cwt Office
3 X 3ton 4 X 2 GS
2 X Armoured Command Vehicle
2 X Scout Car
1 X water trailer

Plus one cruiser tank held on the establishment of the Czech Armoured Brigade Headquarters.

[Higgins]

Oh, thank you very much,

its exelent information!

Tomas