This is not to say that Norway was not grateful for the Marshall aid in the
1950's. This program had a major
role in rebuilding Europe after the war.
-Lars, Norway
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geoff Winnington-Ball [SMTP:whiskey@netwave.ca]
> Sent: 20. april 1999 13:41
> To: islander
> Cc: Bruce Gilbert; Steven P. Allen; Richard Notton; Mil Veh Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] RE new mil trucks and WW2 trucks
>
> Steve,
>
> Same for us. The Canadian Army Overseas left virtually all its vehicles in
> two
> large dumps in Holland, from where they were sold and/or given to various
> European countries then rebuilding. We brought almost nothing back. Many
> of
> these ended up in civilian hands on the continent, and some were
> photographed
> still in use a scant 15 years ago or so. Talk about a long service life!
>
> Geoff
>
> islander wrote:
>
> > Many vehicles, tanks included, were dumped off of Okinawa when Japan
> > surrendered. These vehicles were part of a large force that had been
> > built up for an invasion of Japan which, as we all know, was not
> > necessary. The story goes that it was cheaper and more sensible to dump
> > them into the ocean than to ship them all back to the US. Because the
> > army was obviously going to be downsized for peacetime, these vehicles
> > would likely have gone right into a "boneyard" if returned since there
> > were PLENTY of other vehicles (stateside or closer by) for the smaller
> > peacetime army. I also understand that this is part of the reason my
> > Weasel wound up in Norway. Partly to help rearm them, partly to get rid
> > of surplus vehicles.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Geoff Winnington-Ball
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