Vehicles used by Dutch Prinses Irene Brigade

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Going slightly off topic, but interesting pic. Reportedly showing Bedford MW from Prinses Irene Brigade coming ashore in Normandy (via KTR list).

Another PIB vehicle, in this case a Fordson WOT2 coming ashore in Normandy, showing some of the vehicle markings.

Image number: 8746
Collection: Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie
Caption: Dutch transport coming ashore.
Image Date Period: augustus 1944

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Another Bedford MW in Dutch service. From the material available, I deduct this Bedford with the sign "Radio Omroep Herrijzend Nederland" was probably the vehicle used by a certain Mr. Robert Kiek, a special reporter who joined the Irene Brigade. His reports were first broadcasted via emergency radio sets of Radio Brussel. Once the Southern part of the Netherlands was liberated a radio set built by Philips at Eindhoven was used. Broadcasting there started on 3 October 1944 and lasted until January 1946.

Pics come from http://geschiedenis.vpro.nl/artikelen/34538521/ and http://beeldbank.nationaalarchief.nl/na:col1:dat244633.

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The pic of one restored as this Bedford comes from www.armymotorcars.com.

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Bedford with the sign "Radio Omroep Herrijzend Nederland"

At beeldbankwo2.nl I found some more pictures. Image numbers 72467, 72468 and 141139. The second one shows a partial census number "Z5253".

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