Paraguay Universal carrier

[bram risseeuw]

Two Universal Carriers (one Australian built and one UK built) near the ECEME museum in Paraguay reported as received from Argentine in 1958.
But Argentine had only T-16's (as far as I know) and two of these vehicles were given by Argentine to Paraguay in 1954.
See for article and photo of one of the carriers: www.abc.com.py/nota/152781-trofeos-de-gloria/
Who knows more about Universal Carriers and T-16's in Paraguay?

Bram

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Bram,

Very interesting! I cannot be of help, but I have taken the liberty of copying part of the website below for future reference.

Hanno

Partial online translation of www.abc.com.py/nota/152781-trofeos-de-gloria:

Universal Carrier two tanks and two lion sculptures in front of the artistic environment, the art deco building that occupies the Historical Museum of the School of Command Staff of the Army (ecem) in the grounds of the former Cavalry. The armored vehicles were manufactured one in Australia and one in England in 1941, and arrived in Paraguay in 1958 as part of a grant from the Argentine army. "They were for transporting troops and were equipped with a Bren gun brand, so they are known as Bren Carrier," said Lt. Col. Hector DEM Grau, head of the museum.