Did Canadian army in ETO use 4x2 CMPs?

[Alex van de Wetering]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Here's an F15 4x2 in Antwerp. Although it was captured on film by a Canadian unit, it could of course also be a British truck. At least this could help to get the discussion on this subject going. . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Teb8KUb3UuE&t=323s

I was looking at the same footage yesterday. The white bar on top of the AoS indicates corps troops. "54" Transport company. Maybe British XXX Corps???

Alex

F15 Antwerp.jpg XXX_Corps_(UK)_Logo.gif

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

I was looking at the same footage yesterday. The white bar on top of the AoS indicates corps troops. "54" Transport company. Maybe British XXX Corps???

It may well be!

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Here's a 4x2 15-cwt CMP in action in the province of Drenthe, the Netherlands.

According to the caption these are vehicles of the Belgian 5th SAS Regiment. In that case, the picture must have been taken during Operation Larkswood (read more here: https://www.saak.nl/battlefield%20to...herst%20en.htm).

The Belgian SAS were supporting 2nd Canadian Corps during that Operation. As far as I know the SAS did not have 15-cwt trucks, so possibly it belonged to a unit from 2nd Canadian Corps.

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Caption: A motorized column of the Belgian SAS Para Regiment operating in the north of the Netherlands, equipped with Jeeps equipped with air target machine guns.
Place: Oosterhesselen, Drenthe, the Netherlands

Souce: https://nimh-beeldbank.defensie.nl/m...1-13966e870614

[David Dunlop]

That would make an interesting ‘Then and Now” photo set, Hanno, if the location could be traced.

There are probably not many roads in that area with a rail line crossing it at such a sharp angle, followed almost immediately by a spur line that seems to head off parallel to the road.

David