NEW THIS WEEK – MONDAY 31 AUGUST 2009
Hi there and welcome once again to the Miliblog newsletter of what’s new this week.
Well we have been pretty busy this week with lots of new stuff to whet your appetite with military vehicles and more items form the 1940′s Home Front. On the outskirts of Wolverhampton, a city in the Midlands of the UK, is Bantock Park which includes a lovely old house called Bantock House. Owned by Wolverhampton Council, it is a marvellous museum of all sorts of items from the local area. Every year they hold a 1940′s theme month and one of the highlights is the 1940′s weekend. Miliblog was there and you can see a full report with lots of photos on our ‘Shows’ tab. Have a look as it really was an atmospheric event with a few wartime vehicles and people dressed up in 1940′s clothes.
A few years ago I worked with a chap called Norman who had been in the Army and done his National Service. He’d lent me some photos to copy of the vehicles he had and these can now be found under ‘Original Postwar Photos’ then ‘British National Service’ and then ‘Norman Yeomans Collection’ . Very interesting and although they were taken with a basic camera at the time, with the clarity not upto what we get now, they still give a good insight into early postwar vehicles and surroundings in Germany 1946.
Staying with the British Army National Service days, we have some more Scammell Explorer heavy breakdowns for you along with some nice Thornycroft ‘Big Ben’ 10 Tonners. I’ve put a sample below for you to see. Similarly, we have now added some more 1960′s/1970′s German items with some Unimog S404′s as well as a few other types too.
We have a nice shot of a captured Goering’s Mercedes being loaded onto a lorry to go to who knows ! I wonder what became of it ? Does anyone know ? Also we have a shot of a captured ‘super-tank’ as it was labelled. Again another photo that’s well worth some more investigation. Whay price would you put on this pile of Goliath mini-tanks that this US Army soldier is checking over ?
Finally, our website designer has changed the software for the Forum on Miliblog to make it more user friendly. We’ve already got our first posting there thanks to Hugo and would love to hear from you anywhere in the world with your comments on our little website and even with what things you would like to see on Miliblog.
Have a great week !
Cheerio !
Simon
Three 1940s Glamourpusses, Bantock Park 1940s Show, 2009
Royal Tank Regiment Chaps
Norman Yeomans by Cab of Karrier K6 3Ton, Germany 1946
Thornycroft SM-GRN6 Big Ben 10Ton 6x4 Tractor (04 BJ 37)
Goerings Car Captured By British Troops
US Sergeant With German Super Tank
US Troops Captured Pile of Goliath Remote Controlled Explosive Devices
