The 3/4 ton weapons carrier was used to transport weapons, tools and equipment in the field to frontline combat units. The body is of the commercial pickup type, with a removable canvas top mounted on three bows. In lieu of a driver's cab, the vehicle has a seat box on which were mounted two bucket seats. A removable canvas top and a folding windshield were also provided.

This particular 1:43 scale WC 56 command car was attached to an unidentified unit that was used in the liberation of Paris in August 1944. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Length: 4-inches
Width: 2-1/2-inches

Historical Account: "The Battle for Paris" - The Liberation of Paris (also known as the Battle for Paris and Belgium; French: Liberation de Paris) was a military battle that took place during World War II from August 19th, 1944, until the German garrison surrendered the French capital on August 25th, 1944. Paris had been ruled by Nazi Germany since the signing of the Second Compiegne Armistice on June 22nd, 1940, after which the Wehrmacht occupied northern and western France.

The liberation began when the French Forces of the Interior -- the military structure of the French Resistance -- staged an uprising against the German garrison upon the approach of the US Third Army, led by General George Patton. On the night of August 24th, elements of General Philippe Leclerc's 2nd French Armored Division made their way into Paris and arrived at the Hotel de Ville shortly before midnight. The next morning, August 25th, the bulk of the 2nd Armored Division and US 4th Infantry Division entered the city. Dietrich von Choltitz, commander of the German garrison and the military governor of Paris, surrendered to the French at the Hotel Meurice, the newly established French headquarters. General Charles de Gaulle arrived to assume control of the city as head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic. It was a major turning point in controlling Nazi forces and leading the resistance into Germany.