beppe Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Hi, Which buffalo was used for the rhine crossing ? Cheers, Joseph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tapsell Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 There are lots of photos online of British Buffaloes from the Rhine and Elbe crossings - the vast majority are LVT 4. Regards, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoot Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 LVT2’s were also used in the Rhine crossing but majority were 4’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tapsell Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 A and C Sqns of 11 RTR were all LVT 4 vehicles by this point in the war as far as I can see. The ferry rosters for the Elbe crossing on 29th April 1945 list all the individual cargoes carried on each trip and you can't get them into an LVT 2 (Jeeps, dozers, staff cars, Carriers etc). I don't know what the other units operated at his time, but I suspect the same by and large. Even the initial infantry assault waves were LVT 4s because the same LVTs are listed as carrying vehicles later in the day. Regards, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EwenS Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 The whole of 33 Armoured Brigade was supposed to be equipped with Buffalos for Operation Plunder. That is 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry 1st East Riding Yeomanry 4th & 11th RTR In addition 77 Assault Squadron RE had them. 5 Assault Regt RE had them (12 LVT2 and 88 LVT 4) in Oct 1944 to support the Canadians in the Scheldt but may have reverted to AVRE by March 1945. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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