Allied use of captured Axis AFVs and Tanks

I forgot to mention that the previous pics are vehicles that were used by the LRDG.

 

Does anyone have anymore info on vehicles used by the Allies for missions other then those of the LRDG?

 

Hetzer captured by the Poles and used as a barricade during the Warsaw Uprising 1944.

 

I recall reading that after the cessation of hostilities in the ETO in 1945, General Eisenhower asked for a complete tally of every wheeled vehicle in every US Infantry and Armored Division in Europe. Given the high degree of "GI Shade-Tree Mechanics" in every Division, the recorded TOE of every unit was upwards of over 1/3rd of what was called for, because of the incorporation of so many abandoned German Trucks, half tracks, and other vehicles.

 

I wouldn't have been suprised in the least. With the amount of lost,abandoned and captured equipment left behind by the Germans the opportunities would abound LOL!

 

Does anyone know of any instances where foriegn eqiuptment were recaptured from the Germans and used against them again?

 

Yup... I have a pic of one of them somewhere...

 

I would love to see it if you can find it?

 

Here's one. Too complicated to be abandoned, somebody must have had too much time on his hands.
Panzers

They even made a film of it

 

American rockets mounted on a destroyed German armored personnel carrier.

Looks pretty good for being "Destroyed LOL.

 

Look Ma, no Tracks!

You need to change your speccies, Bob!

 

Naw LOL. I noticed that. But missing the tracks doesn't mean its "Destroyed" .

 

Hi All.
Great thread,
RAF Regiment in North africa had two sdkfz 222 armoured cars, also found this picture which shows a large 8 wheeled armoured car in their pocession.

Matt

 

a bit confused about..cuckoo...the panther.was it used by the 5th guards armd bde,part of the guards armoured div,or the 6th guards tank bde.yours,lee..

 

According to the article it was captured by the 4th Armoured Battalion - Coldstream Guards of the British 6th Guards Tank Brigade.

 

Anyone have any info on the use of a Stug III by American soldiers from the 104th Infantry Div?

 

"One unit, the illustrious 83rd Infantry Division, which was moving as
fast as an armored task force, had recently been nicknamed "The Rag-Tag
Circus" by the correspondents. Its resourceful commander, Major
General Robert C. Macon, had given orders to supplement the division's
transport with anything that moved; "no questions asked." Now the
Rag-Tag Circus was going flat out in a weird assortment of hurriedly
repainted captured German vehicles: Wehrmacht jeeps, staff cars,
ammunition trucks, Mark Very and Tiger panzers, motor bikes, buses and
two cherished fire engines. Out in front, with infantrymen hanging all
over it, was one of the fire trucks. On its rear bumper was a large,
flapping banner. It read, Next Stop: Berlin. "


"

On its right flank, tenaciously pacing the 2nd mile for mile and
fighting all the way, was a wildly assorted collection of vehicles
crammed with troops. From the air it bore no resemblance to either an
armored or an infantry division. In fact, but for a number of U.s.
Army trucks interspersed among its columns, it might easily have been
mistaken for a German convoy. Major General Robert C. Macon's highly
individualistic 83rd Infantry Division, the "Rag-Tag Circus," was going
hell-for-leather toward the Elbe in its captured booty. Every enemy
unit or town that surrendered or was captured subscribed its quota of
rolling stock for the division, usually at gunpoint. Every newly
acquired vehicle got a quick coat of olive-green paint and a U.s. star
slapped on its side; then it joined the 83rd. The men of the Rag-Tag
Circus had even managed to liberate a German airplane and, harder, had
found someone to fly it, and it was spreading consternation all over
the front. First Sergeant William G. Presnell of the 30th Infantry
Division, who had fought all the way from Omaha Beach, knew the
silhouette of every Luftwaffe fighter. So when he saw what was
obviously a German plane heading in his direction, he yelled "ME-109!"
and dived for cover. Puzzled when there was no burst of machine gun
fire, he raised his head and stared as the fighter sped away. The
plane was painted a blotchy olive-green. On the undersides of the
wings were the words "83rd Inf. Div." "


"The Last Battle". Cornealius Ryan

 

I wonder if there are any pics or artwork of the 109?