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What the Belgian army left to the new Congolese army were modified M8 armoured cars, M3A1 armoured scout cars, some armoured trucks, Minerva Landrovers (Belgian Land rover) with scores of modifications, CJ-3B jeep and even a rare caterpilla bulldozer based improvised tank.
285K subscribers. 1.7K. 17K views 23 hours ago. The final interview with William Testaert of the War Heritage Institute, at the now-closed facility near Antwerp. (Don't worry, they will be...
Some of the military vehicles left by the Belgians in the Congo included M8 armoured cars, some of which received extended height modifications to the turrets, M3A1 armoured scout cars, multiple improvised armoured trucks, Minerva Landrovers (Belgian built Landrovers) fitted with armour plating and machine guns and anti tank rocket launchers ...
Belgian combat vehicles of World War II. The Belgian Army had approximately 200 combat vehicles at the time of the German invasion in May 1940. The vehicles were distributed among infantry and cavalry divisions for use as support weapons.
I continue my interview with William Testaert of the War Heritage Institute, in Bastogne Barracks (Don't worry, you'll see more from the place in future videos), this episode focusing on the...
The Belgian Armed Forces was established after Belgium became independent in October 1830. Since then, the Belgian armed forces have fought in World War I, World War II, the Cold War (Korean War and the Belgian occupation of the Federal Republic of Germany), Kosovo, Rwanda, Somalia and Afghanistan.
Short history of armoured vehicles… Tracked vehicles. The British caterpillar tractor is the forerunner of what was later on to become the tank. The vehicle is soon equipped with armoured plating, in order to resist enemy fire.
