Which units used weasel?

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Which units used weasel?

Post by Remy » Sat Aug 09, 2014 9:26 am

Hi guys,

Did tank battalion also used weasels?

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Re: Which units used weasel?

Post by wreckless » Sat Aug 16, 2014 9:02 am

Yes they did. They were used as litter carriers and as ammo resupply vehicles later in the European campaign. They were part of the armored task force sent to rescue Patton's son from prison camp.
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Post by Lester Senn » Sat Aug 16, 2014 4:28 pm

wreckless wrote:Yes they did. They were used as litter carriers and as ammo resupply vehicles later in the European campaign. They were part of the armored task force sent to rescue Patton's son from prison camp.
Wreckless, it was Pattons son in law, Lt Colonel John K Walters, not son, who was in the Hammelburg prison camp. Just for your info. The task force was Task Force Baum, plenty of info on the web about the Hammelburg Raid.
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Re: Which units used weasel?

Post by Remy » Tue Aug 19, 2014 2:13 am

i want to do 6th armored and 68 tank batt. And then recon. vehicle?
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Re: Which units used weasel?

Post by svaasand » Tue Jan 27, 2015 5:58 am

The TO&E (Tables of organization and equipment) lists all the vehicles authorized for use for all US Army units.
There are no weasels listed, but there are numerous pictures and stories to prove that armored units used weasels. In practice the units who needed the extra mobility replaced some of their jeeps for weasels. Since this was not "official", it is not possible to say exactly which units received weasels.
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Post by Joe Gopan » Tue Jan 27, 2015 6:08 am

Amphibious Engineers were issued Weasels before there were sufficient DUKW's, also, the history of the 10th Mountain speaks for itself. I can remember the US Army having winter training with Weasels at the Presque Isle Air Force Base in Maine back in 1956. A lot of Weasel Seat Cushions (I sold out of more than 200 of them) and parts left over from this action ended up as surplus at Presque Isle Airfield.
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Re: Which units used weasel?

Post by Donovan » Wed Jan 28, 2015 6:38 pm

Lars,
Where would one get ahold of a TO&E?
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Post by svaasand » Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:29 am

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Re: Which units used weasel?

Post by Tankboym3 » Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:28 am

I was just reading a list of losses for 2nd Armored vehicles during the war. the listed 1 m-29 damaged and 1 m-29 destroyed. Not sure what capacity they used them in but the y did have them. I am guessing officially if they made the list. I have mine marked in 17th engineers. Seemed appropriate as it was know to be used by engineers often but can't back it up for 2 AD.
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