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Military parade in Jerusalem featuring American & British vehicles - circa 1945


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1945 parade in Jerusalem, Palestine for King George VI birthday celebrations .

 

All are Library of Congress images and for the LARGE MB download please click the LOC link.

 

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/mpc2005009025/PP/

 

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http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/mpc2005009024/PP/

 

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http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/matpc/item/mpc2005009030/PP/

 

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http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/matpc/item/mpc2005009020/PP/

 

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http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/matpc/item/mpc2005009028/PP/

 

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http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/matpc/item/mpc2005009029/PP/

 

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That first picture is very interesting as it shows the Indian pattern armoured wheeled carrier. I belive it to be a Mk IV. There's some more on these vehicles here: http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?16812 and here http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1868

 

Others include Humber scout car, Humber light reconnaissance cars, Morris 'quad' field artillery tractors, Ford Marmon Herrington armoured cars - so undoubtedly showing British or Commonwealth forces. Interesting to also see a White scout car with a spare wheel.

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That first picture is very interesting as it shows the Indian pattern armoured wheeled carrier.

Others include Humber scout car, Humber light reconnaissance cars, Morris 'quad' field artillery tractors, Ford Marmon Herrington armoured cars - so undoubtedly showing British or Commonwealth forces. Interesting to also see a White scout car with a spare wheel.

 

Those Humber Scout Cars are pretty cool.

 

I only managed to identify some of the other types on the internet.

 

For instance when i look on the net for ' Ford Marmon Herrington armoured cars ' i cannot see a vehicle that looks like one in the photo's.

 

I will look again.

 

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