The Daimler Fighting Vehicles Project Part Bg On Active Service- WW2 Southern Europe

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1 The 15 th Army Group, 7 th US army & 8 th British Army in Southern Europe EXPAND TO COVER invasion of SICILIY, ITALY & OCCUPATION OF AUSTRIA The following formations of the Second British Army are known or are likely to have to have used Dingo s during the Italian Campaign: 1st Polish Armoured Division (see file D13) 6th Armd. Div 26th Armd Bde 4th Queen's Own Hussars (proven refer to file D3c) 11 th Hussars (proven refer to file D3c). 27 th lancers proven refer to file D3b). 12 th Lancers (proven refer to file D3b). 3 rd & 4 th County of London Yeomanry (proven refer to file D6a). Image courtesy of the IWM, ref NA th Army in Italy, Bologna Photographer: Sgt Radford of the Army Film & Photographic Unit Description: General Furstenburg, General Theron and General Pool among south African tanks carrying German prisoners. The unit and any other details are not known, there appears to besome kind of windscrean errected at the front of the car? 21 st April

2 image courtesy of the IWM NA th Army in Italy, Photographer: War Office official photographer Description: Troopers of the Royal tank Regiment refeul there scout car numbered F48707 before continusing theier advance. Retreat of the enamy was so hasty in some areas that he cpould not even pause to destroy his petrol supplies. Recklessly abandoning them as a welcom windfall to British transport

3 image courtesy of the IWM NA th Army, River Po, Italy Photographer : Sgt Palmer of Army Film & Photographic Unit Description: On the far side of the river Po, a fantail unloads its cargo, Dingo scout car F th April 1945 Image courtesy of the IWM Photo Reference NA 5754 Photographer: Stg Loughin, Army Film & Photographic Unit Description: Men and vehicles of the 2 nd Wilts Yeomanry Regiment passing through Fleri, including a Daimler Scout car numbered F th August,

4 image courtesy of the IWM NA16605 Italy Photographer : Army Film & Photographic Unit Description: The first recce car (Dingo F206033) drives into the sea plane base on Lago Transimeno, the steets appear deserted but the Bren gun is at the ready

5 image courtesy of the IWM NA th Army, Italy Photographer : Mc Conville of the Army Film & Photographic Unit Description: The Scout car LITTLE BROTHER has a new rear bevel box fitted, other fitters are taking the opertunity to gain easy access to the rest of the engine, in particular the fliud flywheel which is bing checked for oil level. 30 th June

6 image courtesy of the IWM NA15550 Italy Photographer : Sgt Radford of the Army Film & Photographic Unit Description: Just outside Artena, the enamy was shelling the road. The shelling was not heavy but it was accurate and the vehicles of 24Fd Regt RA were halted at the corner under fire. Dingo F nd May

7 Image courtesy of the IWM, ref NA Photographer: Johnson (Sgt) of No 2 Army Film & Photographic Unit Description: Infantry of the Buffs move up past a Daimler scout car F during the advance of 78th Division, Italy, 30 June

8 Image courtesy of the Unknown Source (found by Simon Hammon) Photographer: Unknown Description: Army supply vehicles parked along a track near the Liri River, Near Cassino, Italy May 21st

9 Image courtesy of the British Pathe Photographer: Unknown Description: Daimler armoured car proceeds through the recently liberated streets of Scafati, near Naples Italy May

10 Image courtesy of the IWM Photo Reference NA Photographer: Sgt Mc Conville, Army Film & Photographic Unit Description: 46 RTR Italy 5 th Army, Anzio Bridgehead. Tanks and anti tank get together. We did a recce along here, and observed some German tanks explain Sgt A.Huthchinson 46Bn RTR of Sutton Ashfield, Notts to Lieutenant Col J.W.Casey, Chicago, 5 th Army anti tank officer. F. Candy of Kingston upon Thames operator of the Bren gun was a former organist bin civvy street and his reputed to be a very light finger, especially with the Bren Gun. 7 th February

11 Photo courtesy of Bovington Tank Museum A IWM NA 4671 Sicilly Photographer : Sgt Brooke :War Office official photographer Description:The scene in Militello as our troops entered and welcomed by the civilian population. 12.July.1943 No unit markings are available so it is not possible to confirm the regiment except to say it is unlikely to be the Royals Tank Regiment due to the non black headwear. 11

12 Photo courtesy of Photograph taken by George Kaye Description: A New Zealand Dingo makes its way along a street in Sora, Italy, World War II Photo courtesy of Photograph taken by George Kaye Description: Brigadier Cyril Weir in his dingo about to visit NZ gun positions in Volturno Valley area, Italy, 11 May