Stadswacht uit de oude tijd!!!
Meer foto's van deze wagens zijn te vinden op onderstaande link!
http://www.overvalwagen.com/overvalw.htmlStadswacht Overvalwagens
Introduction
On the picture on the front page of this website you can see a 1940 "Overvalwagen" (assault vehicle)
or armoured personnel carrier of the Dutch East Indies Homeguards (
Stadswacht). This was in fact an
armoured truck on Chevrolet 4x2 chassis. Little is known about them and they deserve more attention.
To dismiss them as "improvised" or "armour clad" trucks is definitely outdated. Overvalwagens were
relatively well made and series produced. Although the Overvalwagens had many deficiencies and
often played roles they were not up to, they were used extensively by the Dutch, the Australian army
on Timor, then by the Japanese and after that both Dutch and Indonesians during the Indonesian
Independence War (1945-50).
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http://www.overvalwagen.com/images/bataviastadswachtovw.jpg
