Re: Pseudo HMVs and Re enactors

From: timothy.smith1@att.net
Date: Sun Apr 16 2006 - 08:09:15 PDT

Ron,

My buddy's brother owns the Chinese knock-off motorcycle with sidecar. Has his painted in the Wehrmacht blue gray with white stars. Frankly, he did too nice of a job.

All photos I've seen of captured vehicles in use have a big sloppy star painted on every side's largest panel. The stars look like they've been put on with a wallpaper paste brush...hasty and almost amateurish.

I'd imagine experienced GI's became fairly adept at distinguishing friendly vehicles from foe by war's end, even at a distance, and a great big star might make the difference from having a good day or a very BAD day. I'd also imagine that regardless of how well marked it was, one would probably not stray too far from his own outfit on captured equipment given the distinctive sound most German equipment has. And of course there were the Jabos who were always looking for something to hose.

TJ

 
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From: "Ron" <rojoha@adelphia.net>
> Anyone out there using a URAL motorcycle with sidecar in WWII reenacting as
> a Weremacht or captured BMW R71?
> Bought a 2006 Ural Gear Up (complete with factory machine gun hard point
> on the side car) in Russian woodland green and am thinking it would look
> better in grey with white outlined black crosses over painted with white
> stars. At least maybe Dr. Deuce would let me follow his CCKW with it.
> A WLA was out of the question because it's too heavy for me to hold up
> when stopped for anything more than a minute or two, let alone pick it up
> unassisted if I drop it during a parade.
> Anyone know if there were any regulations issued by the Allies regarding
> the marking of captured equipment and it's use?
> Did the US Constabulary Corp. run a lot of German equipment during the
> occupation or period there after?
> If interested go to http://www.imz-ural.com/ and click on the second
> picture from the right over the 'URAL Cartoons' block.
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> Regards,
> Ronzo
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