Early CMPs in NW Europe

[klambie]

Referenced as PA-116516

in Bloody Victory by Granatstein/Morton and dated 25 July 44

[Alex van de Wetering]

Awesome Kevin!
Pity the pic is not available online; would love to see if there is a better quality version available.
So, another three cab 12's in Normandy!

permanent perhaps

Bob, I'm guessing they had at least a few days to prepare for Operation Spring.

Alex

[Owen Evans]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

So, another three cab 12's in Normandy!
Alex

Or, are they cab 11's? And has anyone ID'd if they are Ford or Chev? I'm guessing Ford, on the basis they look broken down by the side of the road!

Owen.

[Alex van de Wetering]

Difficult to see, due to the quality of the picture....but I see what you mean, Owen....the left one could indeed be a cab11. I think the other two show the alligator hood of the cab 12.
Chev or Ford...I think the middle one might be a Chev based on the bumper brush guard.

Alex

[klambie]

Look to be a few others in that series, including close-ups of the 5.5s. Location given as S. of Vaucelles. None online unfortunately.

[Alex van de Wetering]

Just spotted this one.....3rd British Infantry division Cab11 or 12 ....with what looks like a retro-fitted round hatch.
footage taken near Douvres-la-Delivrande july 1944


source: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ect/1060013716

[Hanno Spoelstra]

A Cab 12 Ford FGT, pictured right at the end of the war in Europe during the liberation of Dordrecht on 8 May 1945:

oorcan3.jpg

And a Chevrolet Cab 12, looks like a C30?

oorcan5.jpg

Source: https://www.dordtsekaart.nl/bombardbevrijding.html