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Transport commandeered by other forces was not limited solely to cars, trucks and AFVs as witnessed by this picture of B17 which crash landed. I'm not sure which side currently has possession of this aircraft as I haven't ID'd the vehicles tending to the crash. The dot over the vertical stabilizer covers, I'm sure, a Swastika. Any thoughts as to what vehicles are present in this pic?
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British MW bedfords.jpg British trucks in use by the German Army Amb unit ww2 jpg.jpg burnt out morris ww2.jpg
A mixed lot of Ex British trucks used by a German Amb unit with there drivers, German Morris on fire and Bedford MWs in German use with a German cross on the wing. Original Photos from my Collection. 1944 Morris C8 GS Humber Staff Car
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Here is another picture I just found on the website: www.theoldhometown.com - picture link It seems to show the same Hudson.
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This picture shows a German Mercedes Benz truck which has been taken over by the Allies. It is used to bring back some of the church bells the Germans had taken away to be recycled to keep their war machine going.
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I don't know how, but I just came across another picture of the Hudson while searching for info for an upcoming trip to Bastogne!!!
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Sorry if this is getting boring, but here is another set of pictures of the Hudson. I won't post all of them. There are more to be found here: www.battledetective.com
There is a number on the windscreen....the original Dutch licence (?)
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Thanks, Hanno
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Hi Keith,
I think you are correct, it does appear to be a Morris 15cwt. The reference points I can make out are: 1. the leading edge height of the left wing and the clearance of the wing from the bonnet. 2. the bottom edge of the windscreen is lower than the height of the body side, and it seems to slope up toward the centre. The Guy Ant body is the same height as the bottom of the windscreen. Cheers, Dave |
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Hi Keith, do you have any photos with Austin Lorries and cars. http://www.hmvf.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=8269.0 Thanks Radek |
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Regarding Alex's link, I truly enjoyed the one on Eindhoven.
Nothing to do with military history as such, but when I was posted to Sweden with Volvo in 1974, I was the International Training Manager for their Spare Parts Division. When Volvo purchased DAF Cars, there was the inevitable "Reduction in Force" that had to take place. I still to this day do not know why I got the task/job, but in any case, I was assigned to travel to Eindhoven many, many times to assess their spare parts operations and to make recommendations to Volvo management as to how to integrate the Volvo/Daf operations. In spite of my favourable assessment of their spare parts operations as to efficiency, profitability etc., which was mirrored by my counterparts on the Sales and Marketing side, I eventually was given the task of personally giving redundancy notices to quite a few Dutchmen whose carrying out of their duties was beyond reproach in my opinion. To return to the link, it was a "Painful Pleasure" to see again so many venues in that city that I spent rather a lot of time in in the mid 1970's on a mission I did not at all enjoy. As a side note, through the visits and contacts I made, I got a lot of original materiel about DAF military vehicles. A bit of a pity as I felt sometimes like a Trojan Horse. Bill
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This picture came from the estate of an Australian veteran, there was scant info with the pic other than it was taken in Borneo. A rare picture for this thread as most show German, U.S. or Commonwealth troops enjoying each others kit. Derek.
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Hi Dave,
If this is the photo, i have tried to enlarge it. I think the truck on the right is a Morris the one on the left CMP truck ? . ![]() The photos are from my collection. bedford mw 1940 ww2 tyre.jpg large.jpg 1944 Morris C8 GS. 1938 Humber used as a Staff car in WW2
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This might be a better photo dave. Hard to tell has a GS body and a canvas roof over the cab..
bedford mw 1940 ww2 tyre large.jpg Morris C8 GS. 1938 Humber used as a Staff car in WW2
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Picture of captured 60-cwt in North Africa, recently sold on Ebay:
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