CMPs in Italy: some photos

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Originally posted by John McGillivray
“Unit water wagons receive daily ration at a purifying point on the Sacco River near Pofi”.

Fabulous pictures John! It was very interesting to see the various skills of the R.C.E's during WW II. As a Canadian Military Engineer I was cross trained to perform many of the same functions today as a WW II Sapper would have done then. Bridging, mining and demining, fortifying, barbed wire emplacements and low wire entanglements, demolition, etc. etc. It was very interesting to see your pic of a WW II water depot. Engineers today train on R.O.W.P.U.'s (reverse osmosis water purification units). I've never seen a pic of a WW II water purification unit, do you have any more of such a unit? I guess the job of Canada's Military Engineers hasn't changed all that much, just the kit has!

CHIMO!