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Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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M-8 Greyhound MP Markings
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Posted: Friday, October 05, 2007 - 12:37 PM UTC
I am seeking reference images for M-8 armored cars in MP markings, from either WWII or Korea. Any help would be appreciated.
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Posted: Saturday, October 06, 2007 - 01:02 AM UTC
I checked my books on the M8 by squadron and Osprey and didn't find anything, but I did find the following website that explains WWII army vehicles markings which has military police markings listed.

Unit Identification Markings for U.S. Military Vehicles

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Posted: Saturday, October 06, 2007 - 04:56 AM UTC

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I am seeking reference images for M-8 armored cars in MP markings, from either WWII or Korea. Any help would be appreciated.


It might be difficult to find, a check of the TO&E for an MP platoon in WW2 doesn't list any armored cars.
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Posted: Sunday, October 07, 2007 - 04:32 PM UTC
The U.S. Army's Constabulary Units in post war Germany and Austria used M8's and M20's.
Here's a few sites with info:

http://www.geocities.com/usconstabulary/
http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/download/csipubs/gott_mobility.pdf
http://www.army.mil/cmh/documents/BorderOps/content.htm
http://www.berlin-brigade.de/vehicles/vehicles.html

Cheers

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Posted: Monday, October 08, 2007 - 06:58 AM UTC
Thanks for the references!
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