Goor - April 8th 2015

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70 year liberation commemoration Putten Gelderland

The name ’Keep Them Rolling’ was a cry very often heard by the drivers of the trucks from the Allies in World War II. This was to make sure supplies came to the frontline in a steady stream without the frontline troops being without food or fuel at any time.

Just for that reason a gigantic stream of military trucks drove to and forth between the beaches in Normandy (and later from Antwerp) and the front line troops on the move.

The name ’Keep Them Rolling’ now lives on in our Association. This Club (established August 21 1972) has now some 1.500 members, whose goal it is to restore and keep in good shape military vehicles such as cars, armor, trucks, boats and planes (indeed even those are in possession by members of this Club) from World War II. This restoring and bringing back in the original state usually takes a long time of looking for parts (or make it yourself), collecting, trading, rebuilding engines and tinkering to slowly rebuild the object as it was when it left the factory. The deplorable state in which some units are found in places in Europe and even out of Europe is such that sometimes you can hardly see that it ever was a driving vehicle. Very often so many parts are missing that to make one unit, you would need 2 or 3 incomplete units. Even than we are not talking about the rusted panelwork that has to be replaced or altogether missing.

Even so members of this Association have brought back to life many vehicles from unrecognizable to ’factory new’.

The small group of people who started the Club in 1972, in possession of some original vehicles (which sometimes had the most unusual colors) soon started to bring them back in the original livery and in olive green drab. Where it was possible to determine the original signs and registration numbers these were applied.

Now the members own most likely more than 3.000 vehicles from very different types from a airborne bicycle up to tanks and planes.

The Association deploys many activities. Annually Trade fairs are being held throughout The Netherlands. Monthly meetings are organized for our members on different locations.

Dodge WC-54 seen during the festivities around "65 years liberation". © Bert Visser

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Weesp, The Netherlands, Liberation Day, Het Gooi bevrijd 2018

www.dtnt.nl

ZF-81-03 (former BCY791) is a BSA M22, first registered on 29 october 1937, in the Netherlands on 15 april 2014. © Bert Visser

Keep Them Rolling Parade, fun with B&W conversion

BE-71-34 is a GMC CCKW353, first registered on 3 april 1944, in the Netherlands on 26 august 2011; BE-09-14 also is a GMC CCKW353, first registered on 30 june 1944, in the Netherlands on 6 July 1992. © Bert Visser

BE-09-14 is a GMC CCKW353, first registered on 30 june 1944, in the Netherlands on 6 july 1992. © Bert Visser

AL-64-52 is a Dodge WC-52 (T236), first registered on 30 june 1943, in the Netherlands on 9 march 1988. © Bert Visser

BE-71-34 is a GMC CCKW353, first registered on 3 april 1944, in the Netherlands on 26 august 2011. © Bert Visser

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This is a (probably German registered) Willys MB.ORD Jeep without a visible numberplate, but the c/n is 280611.© Bert Visser

BE-83-86 is a Citroën 23R U ambulance, first registered on 30 june 1946, in the Netherlands on 7 april 2016. © Bert Visser

Pockettour,5 mei,invasie Bedum,Groningen.

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ST-G503H 'Cookie' is a Willys Jeep with a German plate, so no more info known. © Bert Visser.

Some events I hope to go to this year.

This weekend, Militracks, the biggest event with German vehicles, with a Tiger 2 !

militracks.nl

Cavalerie museum Amersfoort

cavalariemuseum.nl

KeepThemRolling tour Veluwe

ktr.nl

TankInTown, Belgium

tanksintown.be

AR-63-57 'Chelsea' is a Willys MB Jeep, first registered on 30 June 1942, in the Netherlands on 13 august 2013. © Bert Visser.

ZS-29-14 'Marry' is a Dodge Beep, first registered on 30 june 1946, in the Netherlands on 24 june 1969. © Bert Visser

AR-75-17 is a Willys MB Jeep, first registered on 13 march 1943, in the Netherlands on 8 may 2014. © Bert Visser

AM-72-20 is a Willys GPW, first registered on 30 june 1943, in the Netherlands on 30 january 2009. © Bert Visser

BE-66-72 is a GMC CCKW353, first registered on 15 june 1941, in the Netherlands on 12 march 2010. © Bert Visser

I started building this Dodge ambulance after I saw two of these during the KeepThemRolling tour a few weeks ago. It will get green train windows and side mirrors later.

Some US army vehicles from World War II in Hellevoetsluis during "Voorne in Stelling".

Amerikaans materieel in allelei soorten op "Wings of Freedom" in de Klomp.

The final push

The GMC CCKW was 2½-ton 6x6 U.S. Army cargo truck that saw heavy service in both World War II and the Korean War. The CCKW came in many variants, including open or closed cab, long wheel base (LWB 353) and short (SWB 352), and over a score of specialized models. It remained in active U.S. service until the mid-1960s.

source: wikipedia.

DR-98-94 is a Willys Jeep, first registered on 30 june 1945, in the Netherlands on 25 september 1984. © Bert Visser

Final moments of the Keep Them Rolling weekend 'Rolling Steel' in St. Isidorushoeve.

Camera: Nikon D300 with Tamron SP70-300 F/4-5.6 Di VC USD and Tokina AT-X Pro SD 12-24mm F4 (IF) DX.

June 6, 1944 Operation Overlord better known as D-Day.

Today the 70 th D-Day.

Pockettour,5 mei 2014,WW2 Veterans invasion in Bedum,,Groningen

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May 5th is Liberation Day in the Netherlands. This year it's 75 years siince the end of World War II. Due to the coronovirus no public celebrations this year. Instead some pictures of two years ago from "Het Gooi Bevrijd" in Huizen.

BE-29-66 is a Dodge WC-51, first registered on 30 june 1942, in the Netherlands on 30 july 1997. © Bert Visser

ST-G503H 'Cookie' is a Willys Jeep with a German plate, so no more info known. © Bert Visser.

DE-82-66 is a Willys MB Jeep, first registered on 30 June 1945, in the Netherlands on 8 October 1991. © Bert Visser.

A 1940's Willy MB Jeep as used by the US Army in World War II seen in Hellevoetsluis during "Voorne in Stelling".

www.dtnt.nl

May 5th is Liberation Day in the Netherlands. This year it's 75 years siince the end of World War II. Due to the coronovirus no public celebrations this year. Instead some pictures of two years ago from "Het Gooi Bevrijd" in Huizen.

Some US army vehicles from World War II in Hellevoetsluis during "Voorne in Stelling".

www.dtnt.nl

AR-75-17 is a Willys MB Jeep, first registered on 13 march 1943, in the Netherlands on 8 may 2014. © Bert Visser

This is a (probably German registered) Willys MB.ORD Jeep without a visible numberplate, but the c/n is 280611.© Bert Visser

Pockettour,5 mei,invasie bij Moeke Vaatstra in Zuidwolde,Groningen.

Impression,Collage

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VB-40-PN is a Austin K2Y ambulance, first registered on 40 june 1940, in the Netherlands on 1 september 1988. © Bert Visser

BE-04-78 is a Dodge WC-51, first registered on 30 june 1940, in the Netherlands on 29 april 1991. © Bert Visser

Harley-Davidson 1942 WLC