A Canadian Humber I scout car

American Staghound in Paris

Humber I receives orders in Falaise, France 1944

Canada used a number of armoured cars in WWII including the T17 Staghound, Lynx, Otter, Daimler, Fox and Humber cars. They were employed by reconnaissance and armoured car regiments during the war.

Fox scout car

The larger Humber III held a crew of 4

Lynx scout car

HUMBER
They were used by Canadian armoured units  for scouting and liaison and were one of the most widely produced British armoured cars of World War II.  They had a number of variants including the original Mk I, Mk I AA / Quad AA, Mk II, Mk II OP, Mk III and Mk IV.

STAGHOUND
A popular American built armored car that saw wide service from 1943 in the Italian and European Campaigns.

LYNX (DINGO)
The Lynx Scout Car was derived from the Australian Dingo Armored Car. A total of 3255 were built in two major variants in Windsor, Ontario. They would see service with Canadian army units in Europe. They were widely used by the Australian army from 1944 to1945.

OTTER
Designed as a replacement for Humber Mk II but was not as good. In spite of its shortcomings, it saw extensive service with the Canadian Forces in Italy and France in a reconnaissance role. Its Bren gun had an anti-aircraft mount for protecting vehicle convoys from aerial attack.

Humber IV armored car in Normandy

Canadian armoured car

Otter armored car

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  Sources:

1) Patrick Elie, D-Day: Etats des Lieux
   www.6juin1944.com/en_index.html

2) Wikipedia.com
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