Q: Hillegom (NL) liberated May 1945 by which units

[Alex van de Wetering]

Hanno, now you know why I was pointing at the building...

Alex

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

Hanno, now you know why I was pointing at the building...

Alex, excellent "Then & Now" photography

Thanks a lot!

Hanno

[Alex van de Wetering]

Alex, excellent "Then & Now" photography

Well, it wasn't easy with such a huge amount of spectators! Fantastic. It put a smile on my face....especially when you consider that every year there is a discussion about whether or not to celebrate the liberation, more than 70 years after the fact!

Here's two more....I am not sure if these are better placed in this thread or in the then and now thread, but I will leave that up to you

Alex

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Alex,

Here is the next one we should take a then & now picture of: a Windsor carrier in Hillegom.

Captioned: “At the Leidsestraat a tank stops to talk to bystanders.”

Do I see a Maple Leaf unit sign on the left-hand fender?

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[Alex van de Wetering]

Captioned: “At the Leidsestraat a tank stops to talk to bystanders.”

That's right around the corner from your house, isn't it? The building in the background on the left is the building where the Tatra used to sit years ago?

Do I see a Maple Leaf unit sign on the left-hand fender?

Polar bears maybe?

Alex

[Mark W. Tonner]

Hanno, Alex, - The carrier belongs to the 49th (British) Reconnaissance Regiment, RAC, of the 49th (British)(West Riding) Infantry Division. 49th (British)(West Riding) Infantry Division was under command, and control of Headquarters I Canadian Corps at this time.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Mark W. Tonner

Hanno, Alex, - The carrier belongs to the 49th (British) Reconnaissance Regiment, RAC, of the 49th (British)(West Riding) Infantry Division. 49th (British)(West Riding) Infantry Division was under command, and control of Headquarters I Canadian Corps at this time.

Thanks Mark, so it is another Polar Bears Windsor.

I have yet to find a Windsor Carrier in Canadian army service....

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

That's right around the corner from your house, isn't it? The building in the background on the left is the building where the Tatra used to sit years ago?

Alex, I think is a bit further more up the road. Note the houses on the right side of the road. The typical bulb storage building on the left is obscured from view.

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[Alex van de Wetering]

Alex, I think is a bit further more up the road. Note the houses on the right side of the road. The typical bulb storage building on the left is obscured from view.

Well done Hanno!

I have yet to find a Windsor Carrier in Canadian army service....

Here is one in Den Haag 1945......sadly not the full vehicle is visible, but it does show a maple leaf on the back.
source:https://haagsgemeentearchief.nl/medi...beeldcollectie