Rare vehicles and unusual sightings in Dutch Liberation pictures

[Alex van de Wetering]

early British trucks

Picture1 and 2: Morris PU 8/4 in Amsterdam source: http://in.beeldengeluid.nl/collectie...134/false/true (at about 4:12)
Picture3: Morris CDF in Oosterbeek. source: https://beeldbankwo2.nl/
Picture4: Leyland Retriever (?) in Utrecht source: https://beeldbankwo2.nl/
Picture5: Thornycroft ??? Arnhem source: https://beeldbankwo2.nl/

[Alex van de Wetering]

Canadian Jeeps with US markings.....A few years ago I saw a restored jeep with US numbers in Blue drab and Canadian census numbers painted in white on top of the blue drab marking. I liked it, but a friend said it wasn't realistic. However the pictures attached show that it happened at least once or twice.......

picture1: Amsterdam source: https://beeldbankwo2.nl
Picture2: Marssum source:https://beeldbankwo2.nl

[Alex van de Wetering]

It's quite normal these days to find restored Machinery trucks, radio vans and GS trucks at MV events fitted with a camper interior in the back......
a pity sometimes for the vehicle fanatic.......but the attached pictures show that this was done in 1944/45 as well!

Picture1 Amsterdam source: https://www.nederlandsfotomuseum.nl/
Picture2 Den Haag source: https://noord-hollandsarchief.nl/
Picture3 Utrecht source: https://hetutrechtsarchief.nl/
Picture4 15cwt's were also used ....Ede source: https://noord-hollandsarchief.nl/
Picture5 Another 15cwt. Barneveld source: https://www.archieval.nl/resultaten.php?nav_id=1-0

[David Dunlop]

Were those Smoke Generator Trailers being used for fumigation purposes, perhaps?

David

[Ed Storey]

1st Canadian Army had six smoke companies under its command for smoking screening operations and they were used from Calais to the crossing of the Rhine.

202-10 M1 Mechanical Smoke Generator in action.jpg