Crooked white star

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From the War Diary of the 27th Canadian Armoured Regiment 30 Jun 44:

"... Unit remained in position NE of Le Vey during the day. Orders have been issued that all white stars on the sides of tanks are to be painted out with drab. Green camouflage paint is now available and tanks will be repainted with this in place of the brown. ..."

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Here is a nice story about the allied recognition star: "When the liberators drove into Hillegom, The Netherlands, this reportedly moved Jan Berbee very much. So when he got his own transport company back on the road, he adorned his cars with the five-pointed star for many years. As a tribute to the Americans, Canadians and Englishmen who risked their lives for the people in the Netherlands."

The photo shows some of their trucks in the 1990s, the star has been dropped from their current livery.

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