Early CMPs in NW Europe

[Lang]

Thanks for all that Phil.

I think, like many things, the black-out regulatons were a disorganised shambles throughout the war and the reasons for subjecting vehicles to such dangerous and inconvenient restrictions were illconceived.

I can understand restricted TOTAL blackout on vehicles positioning troops, guns etc for night attacks or say crossing areas under the direct field of fire of the enemy but convoys in rear areas???? The oft quoted protection from aircraft is a myth. During WW2 low level strafing on anything other than a full moonlit night (or the light of a burning city) was a quick way to a pilot's grave. Of course that has changed now and trucks may as well drive with spotlights given the night vision capability of modern aircraft.

I am sure the Red Ball Express and similar operations dis not crawl along blacked out. Blackout operations seem to be a particular fetish of the British as there appears to be much more about this in Commonwealth information and photos than American.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Is that a Cab 11/12 CMP following the M3A1 Scout Car?

Source: Eindhoven liberated

[cletrac (RIP)]

It looks like it and with no roof hatch it would likely be a Cab 11. Judging by the height of the canvas top on the box it would have to be a 15 cwt too.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by cletrac

It looks like it and with no roof hatch it would likely be a Cab 11. Judging by the height of the canvas top on the box it would have to be a 15 cwt too.

Thanks, my thoughts too!

H.

[Alex van de Wetering]

Winschoten, The Netherlands.

source: "De Canadezen in Nederland 44-45", written by David Kaufman and Michiel Horn.