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Old 25-06-2007, 11:40 PM   #22 (permalink)
Owen
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Bod,
Are you the one that out bid me on eBay for that book?
I was after it awhile ago.
Cheers for that.
Like it says with overwhelming offensive spirit and numbers really good camo was not needed, unlike the defensive battles and camo style of later in the war.


This photo illustrates this point well.
What is the most easily seen vehicle, the gelb Kubelwagen.
http://www.ww2talk.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=902
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The adoption of this colour is perplexing. Dark grey was ostensibly chosen to make the vehicle blend better in the shadow of buildings or trees, where it was supposed to be parked when not mobile.

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