Captured Ammo and equipment

And don't forget how many CMP's the Germans captured during Battleaxe and the fall of Tobruk

 

A good piece penned by our own Kiwiwriter on the North Africa campaign before Rommel.

Interesting reading.

http://www.magweb.com/sample/seuropa/seu55daw.htm

 

Not ammo but not too far removed from the topic:

At the end of hostilities in Tunisia, the large numbers of abandoned German and Italian vehicles where everywhere to be found, become a hunting-ground for each tank crew seeking personal transportation. Dick Hayward (Bangor's driver) and I came across a beautiful Bugatti Open Tourer only to find, on opening the bonnet, the distributor cap to be non-existant. After searching in vain for the cap we eventually settled for Lancia diesel powered open-deck lorry which Dick, being the expert mechanic he was, fine-tuned the engine. The fun our crew had, swanning around Northern Tunisia, was not lessened when later we discovered that "our" Bugatti had been salvaged by another tank crew.

Alas, the use of personal transport ended two weeks later when the Army Command issued orders that 'ALL' Axis vehicles, by a certain date, had to be handed in. Taking the order literally, before the deadline, the Bugatti became a British vehicle when it was repainted, appropriately numbered and ceremoniously presented to the OC for his personal use. The car stayed with the Squadron while in Africa but I cannot recall whether it was, in fact, shipped to Italy.

Cheers, Gerry

 

Gerry, have been reading an obituary for Major Shand MC - the Duchess of Cornwall's father. It said that he trained the North Irish Horse for a time - did you meet him on your travels.

 

Gerry, have been reading an obituary for Major Shand MC - the Duchess of Cornwall's father. It said that he trained the North Irish Horse for a time - did you meet him on your travels.
Hi,

I did not get to meet him. He together with two other Lieutenants from 12th Royal Lancers were attached for training 5th May 1940, while the NIH was still in Northern Ireland. The three of them returned to their unit before the regiment left for England where I was posted to it.

If the obit is available I would love to read it.

All the best, Gerry

 

Hi,

".......I did not get to meet him. He together with two other Lieutenants from 12th Royal Lancers were attached for training 5th May 1940......."


5th August not May! Apologies for that.

 

Here's a bunch of stuff we captured in 1969 near Phu Loi. We loaded them up into a deuce and a half and took them back to base. The picture on the right is me behind a big Chicom cannon I am not sure what I am holding. The picture on the left is of two of my pals who's names I forget (Hey its been a long time). You can see the rear of the cannon again and other weapons we took. I do recall one was a Mauser, with a swastika imprint on it. Any of you weapons experts able to identify these weapons?



Reading this post again some months later I see my pictures have disapppeared so am replacing them.

 

Here's a bunch of stuff we captured in 1969 near Phu Loi. We loaded them up into a deuce and a half and took them back to base. The picture on the right is me behind a big Chicom cannon I am not sure what I am holding. The picture on the left is of two of my pals who's names I forget (Hey its been a long time). You can see the rear of the cannon again and other weapons we took. I do recall one was a Mauser, with a swastika imprint on it. Any of you weapons experts able to identify these weapons?


Interesting. The SMG looks like an MP40, no mag, but the barrel seems to have some sort of perforated cooling cover. Things rings a bell but I cant place it.

EDIT: nah ive changed my mid its not an MP40 the stock is rong and isnt the cocking handle on the right?????

 

Here's a bunch of stuff we captured in 1969 near Phu Loi. We loaded them up into a deuce and a half and took them back to base. The picture on the right is me behind a big Chicom cannon I am not sure what I am holding. The picture on the left is of two of my pals who's names I forget (Hey its been a long time). You can see the rear of the cannon again and other weapons we took. I do recall one was a Mauser, with a swastika imprint on it. Any of you weapons experts able to identify these weapons?


The other Weopen looks like an AK47 varient to me. The barrel raised sights and over barrel gas return look classic.

 

Yes would be an AK for sure as I kept one! Traded it later. There would be an SKS there also.