CMP truck in the Dutch East Indies, 1941/42

[nuyt]

A colourfilm has been found on youtube, depicting the last days of the Dutch East Indies. There's a CMP truck in the 3rd part, crossing the railroad.
I someone knows how to grab the shot I's be much obliged!

http://www.network54.com/Forum/33033...g+Overvalwagen

Enjoy,
Nuyt

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Great stuff, Nuyt!

Here's your screen shot later, and here are the originals:

http://www.archive.org/details/coveted_east_indies_1

http://www.archive.org/details/coveted_east_indies_2

Regards,
Hanno

[Keith Webb]

There's another interesting one on YouTube called "Colonial Dutch Armies" with shots of Buffalo aircraft and these armoured cars:

[nuyt]

Actually the troops you are seeing on the film do not belong to the Dutch Colonial Army but to a local territorial unit (parttime militia) called Stadswacht. This particular Stadswacht is the Batavia one (1350 men, 12 armoured personnal carriers or overvalwagens by 1942: http://www.overvalwagen.com/ ).

[nuyt]

It appears the CMP has a white emblem on the cab door, a star? Is that possible in 41/42?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by ericnuyt
It appears the CMP has a white emblem on the cab door, a star? Is that possible in 41/42?

Yes, it has a white star on the door. Must be an (ex-)British/Indian Army truck, who were the first allied troops to reposess the NEI. I.e., this is an early post-war shot.

H.

[nuyt]

I agree, that Dodge 6x6 gives it away....pity though, thought I had proved the existence of CMPs before the IJA arrived.....