Italian trucks in Romanian Army

Were there any italian trucks in romanian service, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Bianchi and SPA?
I've seen a photo with line up of romanian trucks, and they seem to be Fiat and Alfa Romeo cab over models, but in this moment I can't source the photo again.

During the war, the backbone of the Romanian motorized transportation services was made of local built Ford trucks, Czech trucks (Skoda, Praga, Tatra) and German trucks.

However, I have found a reference to Italian trucks in the book "Istoria artileriei romane" - 1977 (The History of Romanian Artillery):

"Motorisation of artillery began in 1937, when at the autumn maneuvers, Fiat caterpillar tractors were used to tow the field guns, and Skoda tractors towed a 150mm Skoda howitzer battalion."

Thanks for the info Dragos!
Were the Romanian Fords the usual A model also built by the Soviets as GAZ A?
I've also seen a photo in "Romanian Army in World War II" Ed.Meridiane 1995, where the Romanians are using a captured soviet ZIS 5, crossing the Don.
How much importance did captured soviet trucks have in the Romanian army? (expecially Gaz, that could share parts with locally built vehicles) such as the GazAA with what seems to be a russian Maxim AA machinegun battery, that I saved from the Organization section of this site.


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THis is Russia Gaz-AAA with MaximHMG,This is only mobile Flak weapon in RedArmy in 1941.IN June 1941,Red Armt have about 2.000pieces.
MIhai

Hello all, I'm back on the forum after some time, I've been very busy at work during the week, and even as busy doing jobs in my new flat (rented and very small) at weekends.
Anyway this is the photo I was talking about when I started this thread, the trucks lined up in the backgroung are Alfa Romeo (to the left) and Fiat (to the right).
Were these vehicles in romanian service? I don't think there were any italian transport units in Romania in 1940; Italy joined the war on the 10th of June of that year, but the first operations were against France, and then against Greece, nowhere near Romania.

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I'm pretty certain that the picture is of the French army and those are french tanks. Ive seen it proporting the be the Romanain 2nd Armoured Regt but appartently its not

Cheers

Bob

It is the Romanian 2nd Tank Regiment. The tanks are R-35. The vehicles have the standard registration numbers of the Romanian Army. The truck in the left has the number U-039746.

Also take a look to the hat the officer/NCO standing to the left of the first tank (as you look) is wearing. It is the typical Romanian officer hat (cascheta), visibly different from its French equivalent.

This post has been edited by Agarici on May 10, 2005 05:58 pm

Maybe someone can also answer SethG who asked the same question in which truck is that ? ...