Buete Universal Carrier

[Yorkshire man]

Hi,

I've seen on some films about Normandy captured Universal carrier being used by the Germans, any idea which version it is and was it repainted in anyway ?

 

[BIG X]

There were plenty of MKI's left behind from Dunkirk - which were used by the Germans - the tell tale is the 2 lights and 'fanned' mud guards - rather than 1 shielded light and 'ribbed' mud guards.  The problem is there were so many variants of 2 basic MK's it is difficult to be accurate - @Niall may know more than me though...

 

 

[JackG]

The Beutepanzer site has a good listing of photos of captured vehicles in German use, broken down into three categories:

Universal Carrier

AT Universal

Loyd Carrier

It will require some study to assess any further specifics of the carrier type.

 

http://beutepanzer.ru/Beutepanzer/uk/uk.htm

 

regards,

Jack

[Yorkshire man]

Thanks guys, it gives me a starting point at least.