Jeep colours

[Larry Hayward]

Almost certainly this camouflaged Jeep is in Italy, as it looks similar to other camo Jeeps I have seen over the years.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Another camouflaged Canadian Jeep.

The big question of course is: in which camouflage scheme was this painted?

Personnel of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment filling a jeep with gasoline, San Lorenzo in Monte, Italy, ca. 22 September 1944.

Source: Library and Archives Canada

[Keith Brooker]

Hope this helps came from my US Manual Camouflage Painting of Vehicles and Equipment. 1942. FM 5-21.

[Eric B]

Hello

The Canadian Jeeps followed the British marking standards, therefore the US markings and camo would not apply.

I noticed in the British Archive photos that many of the British jeeps in Italy were a camo pattern. As Canada obtained some of the jeeps from the British (as we traded new ones in the UK for them) we would have had some with the same camo style.

Some of the airborne jeeps at D-Day would have been camo as well, although a different style.

The earlier jeeps definetly had camo on them. After D-Day those that appear to have camo on them (from photos in the CDN Archives) were the CDN Contract MB's. The majority of the others that are one colour are the non CDN contracts.

As i indicated earlier that there were several camo patterns used by Canada and that there were variations of these as well.

Later issue jeeps remained the factory paint untill they needed to be painted. Then whatever paint that was on hand was used.

Thanks
Eric