Parked at Noirmont Point in Jersey

The car was originally registered in Paris and after the German invasion was commandeered by the German Army. The number plate designation WH signifies "Wehrmacht Heer".

At some point during the war the vehicle was attached to the Luftwaffe Anti Aircraft (Flak) Batteries, this is shown by the design on the right wing.

The 'L' on the left wing is the designation for the Panzer Lehr Division from which units served and fought in the Nancy / Verdun area in 1944 and elsewhere on the 'westfront' until the end of the war in 1945.

The strange thing on the left wing is a 'Notek' convoy light, there is another Notek on the rear above the number plate, the rear version is a rectangular box with a hinged flap that can be moved to show either a red and orange light or four green lights.

After the war the car was returned to civilian life and subsequently sold to the UK. The new owner traced the history of the car, apparently from the details shown on the rear registration plate as the numbers are stencilled directly onto the metal plate. He then repainted the car in the correct German military pattern. It came over to Jersey in the 1980's when it was purchased by the owner of a local museum. It was then sold on in the 1990's to a local collector and I purchased it in 2009. Its Jersey registration plates (J 2188) are removable to show the wartime numbers.

Thanks to Norman for submitting this picture

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