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Split off from Canadian 20-cwt GS Trailer:
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"An Original and Authentic 7 x 9 Inch World War Two WWII Hummelo Holland Netherlands Dutch Kids Cheer British Assault Through Town 4.11.45 Dated Official News PERIOD Captioned Photograph This is a super-sharp photograph of what is identified as a truck of the British 2nd Army. Note the Netherlands flag flying in the foreground." photodutchflagbrittruck-cropped.jpg |
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Hi Hanno:
Interesting caption... looks like CL on the census number. ![]() First time I've seen a photo of the star painted onto the tarpaulin like that. Cheers! Mike
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Other than the picture in Gregg's book, this is the first wartime picture I have ever seen of a 20-cwt GS trailer. And it was taken in Holland! Berlagebrug, Amsterdam, 8 May 1945.
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I see a better use for the hatch has been found.
Regards Col
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20-cwt trailer on tow behind jeep, picture taken directly outside one of Pearson premises at Liverpool
Source: Bedford military-front and civvy-front types
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Is that the Guards Armoured divison sign on the fender? If the AoS is the same as the Bedford QL behind it, than it could be "Armoured Brigade Motor Batallion", Guards Armoured Brigade. Background does look very Dutch, by the way! Alex
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Here is a picture from the Groesbeek museum website. (I added a bit more contrast and sharpened it a little)
Alex source: http://www.bevrijdingsmuseum.nl/ And a bigger copy: http://perssupport.nl/apssite/persbe...nlandoffensief Rijnlandoffensief+Britse+soldaat+in+Geldern+AG+McKell-GROESBEEK.jpg
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I have a axel with 1100x20 tires on it .It had springs on it. Bud wheels ,5 bolts .Could have been from a trailer like this??
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George is hooked on OD 5 window DT969 8 ton Fruehauf trailer M2A1Halftrack ,CMP #11 F15A1 #13 F15A1 RAF Fordson Tractor, 42 WLC HD No.2MK11 CT267514 center CB24713 bottom hull25701 ,No.2 MK2 parts MK1 10128 ,(2) MK1 ,Parts Hull9305 .Hull 10407 Hull plate # 7250 all have walk plate on back steps 1917 Patent modle amphibious army tank |
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For your reference, here are the photos and data sheet of the "20-cwt GS Trailer Body Composite Construction" from the AEDB Design Record:
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Added a page from Canadian Military Headquarters. Vehicle Data Book (Restricted). 1944.
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Caption: "WWII. Bombs. One of the 37 V 1s that crashed within the municipality of Tilburg ended up in the Minister Talmastraat on 1 February 1945, killing 23 people. The explosive power of the bomb even caused great damage to the nearby Leo School, where British soldiers were housed." Tilburg_012808.jpg Source: https://hdl.handle.net/21.12103/6aa4...c-8fdaaf7c16e5
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Found this document on equipment being offered to NATO allies under the Canadian Mutual Aid Programme in 1955.
The list includes a total of 580 of "Trailer, 20-cwt, 2-wh, GS" being offered to Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, Portgal and Turkey. As far as I know, Norway was the only country to take up this offer, totalling 65. Screenshot_2021-02-04 SGM-0110-55 - SGM-0110-55_ENG_PDP pdf.jpg SGM-0110-55_ENG_PDP.pdf Source: https://archives.nato.int/uploads/r/...55_ENG_PDP.pdf
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20-cwt water trailer in use:
207AEBCF-C987-475D-BFDD-2C79718F0D87.jpeg 76AB8479-FF08-41D7-B449-96D34E50EDDE.jpeg Seems the photo above was taken post-WW2 withe the RCEME in Germany, just like this one showing 20-cwt trailers and CMPs D0CDA675-8C36-436A-BF17-08383AEA4DE5.jpeg https://www.facebook.com/groups/1117...6620569177503/
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20-cwt trailer in a column with a Fort Garry Horse’s Stuart tank. Somewhere in the Netherlands, 1945.
IMG_7947.jpeg Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/7378...6822434933329/
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