Vehicles used by Dutch Prinses Irene Brigade

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Fordson WOT2 found on http://www.gemeentearchiefroosendaal.nl.

Picture was taken in July 1945 and it is labelled as a border patrol truck.

Titel: Roosendaal: Grensbewakerstruck op de Markt; Rina Goyvaert, Mientje van 't Westende, Truus Nielen zittend op motor
Nummer: K16017
Afdeling: Gemeentearchief Roosendaal
Datum inhoud: juli
Jaar inhoud: 1945

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[Rogier Peeters]

Nice find Hanno. Any thoughts on the markings (unit number (?) 350 on the right fender and number 40401 on the left fender)?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Rogier Peeters

Any thoughts on the markings (unit number (?) 350 on the right fender and number 40401 on the left fender)?

Rogier,

Not really, I was wondering if this could be an ex-PIB WOT2 impressed as a border patrol truck? It could explain a mix of markings not fully attributable to the PIB. And of course the orange lion emblem was adopted on all Army vehicles after the war. But I would not think it was common by July 1945 already.

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[Rogier Peeters]

Thanks Hanno. I was thinking it may have belonged to one of the newly-formed army units formed in 1944 - 1945 an not necessarily be ex-PIB. For instance on the beeldbank WOII I came across a photo of a Stoottroepen Mercedes-Benz, marked with the Dutch lion emblem (and the stoottroepen markings), see images below.

Could anyone identify the exact type of Mercedes?