Universal Carrier in Holland, 1945

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Universal Carrier in Holland, 1945
Here we see a Universal Carrier being used as a fighting vehicle, probably somewhere in the north of Holland in the spring of 1945. The carrier is partly shielded by a smoke screen, and is armed with a machine gun carried above the gunner's position. The front of the vehicle is obscured by extra storage boxes, which rather distort its appearance.
Bren Gun Carrier – Britain’s Universal War Machine, Robert Jackson. A look at one of the most numerous tracked vehicles in British service during the Second World War, originally designed to carry machine guns to the location where they were needed, but soon adapted to fulfil a much wider range of functions. Found wherever British and Commonwealth forces fought during the Second World War, this was one of the most flexibly vehicles in British service (Read Full Review)
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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (22 February 2020), Universal Carrier in Holland, 1945 , http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_universal_carrier_holland.html

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