Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) Vehicles (2): The PSP vehicles.

A set of classical photos of vehicles used during the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) by the Progressive Socialist Party armed militia:

A PSP armed militia M825 in Sanayeh district, Beirut, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia M825, Beirut, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia M825, Beirut, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia M825 during a military parade, Moukhtara, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia Land Rover Series III LWB, Beirut, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia Land Rover Series III LWB, Beirut.

A PSP armed militia Land Rover Series III SWB, Beirut, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia Toyota Land Cruiser BJ45, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia Jeep CJ8, Beirut, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia Jeep CJ5 and a Dodge truck technical w/ZU-23-2, Beirut, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia Chevrolet C20 technical w/ZPU-4 during a military Parade, Moukhtara, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia Dodge RAM technical w/ZU-23-2 during a military Parade, Moukhtara, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia BTR-60PB during a military Parade, Moukhtara, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia BTR-60PB, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia BM-21 during a military Parade, Moukhtara, 1980s.

PSP armed militia BM-21s during a military Parade, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia M35A2 cargo truck, Beirut, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia ZiL-131 during a training session, Chouf District, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia 57mm ZiS-2 AT gun, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia ZSU-23-4 Shilka, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia M113 w/ZPU-2, Beirut, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia M113 w/ZU-23-2, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia M113 w/ZU-23-2, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia T-55 MBT, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia T-55 MBT, 1980s.

PSP armed militia T-55 MBTs, 1980s.

PSP armed militia T-55 MBTs, 1980s.

PSP armed militia T-55 MBTs, 1980s.

A PSP armed militia T-55 MBT, 1980s.

Photos gathered By Mathieu Morant and Bassel AbiChahine

“Deuce and a Half”, The M35 family of trucks in Lebanon (7): The M621 (2)

Another courtesy of Elite Group Lebanon:

Ex-UNIFIL NORBATT M621 cargo truck used by the Lebanese Civil Defense, February 2013.

Ex-UNIFIL NORBATT M621 cargo truck used by the Lebanese Civil Defense, February 2013.

Ex-UNIFIL NORBATT M621 cargo truck used by the Lebanese Civil Defense, February 2013.

Ex-UNIFIL NORBATT M621 cargo truck used by the Lebanese Civil Defense, February 2013.

 

 

Photo Credits: Joe AKL for Elite Group Lebanon

 

 

“Deuce and a Half”, The M35 family of trucks in Lebanon (8): SLA M35A2

The South Lebanon Army militia M35A2 cargo truck:

An ex SLA militia M35A2 displayed as trophy in Khiam barracks/detention center, 2001.

An ex SLA militia M35A2 displayed as trophy in Khiam barracks/detention center, 2001.

An ex SLA militia M35A2 parked as trophy in a yard, Southern Suburbs of Beirut, 2001.

An ex SLA militia M35A2 parked as trophy in a yard, Southern Suburbs of Beirut, 2001.

The dashboard of the same ex SLA militia M35A2, Southern Suburbs of Beirut, 2001.

“Deuce and a Half”, The M35 family of trucks in Lebanon (7): Special Purpose Vehicles

A Lebanese Army M49A2 fuel truck of the Transport Brigade, north of Beirut, April 2011.

A Lebanese Army M109A2 Shop Van of the Military Police, November 2011 (J.Bejjani).

A Lebanese Army M109A2 Shop Van of the Maghaweer Regiment Military Police, March 2012 (J.Bejjani).

A Lebanese Army M1009 and an M109A1 Shop Van of the Sea Commandos (Maghaweer Al Ba7er) Regiment, St Gilles fortress, Tripoli, June 2011.

A Lebanese Army M109A1 Shop Van of the Republican Guard.

A Lebanese Army M292 Expansible Van Truckof the Maghaweer Regiment. This truck is a veteran vehicle of Nahr El Bared Battle.

A Lebanese Army M292 Expansible Van Truck of the Maghaweer Regiment.

A rear view of the Lebanese Army M292 Expansible Van Truck of the Maghaweer Regiment.

A Lebanese Army M292 Expansible Van Truck of the Maghaweer Regiment during the live-fire exercise in Aqoura, September 9, 2011. (EGL/Samer Kassis)

Lebanese Army BM-11 MRL mounted on M35A2 trucks of the 2nd Artillery Regiment.

The Lebanese Army BM-11 mounted on M35A2 truck of the 2nd Artillery Regiment.

“Deuce and a Half”, The M35 family of trucks in Lebanon (6): The M621

A UNIFIL NORBATT M621 cargo truck passing through the town of Marjayoun on its way to the eastern sector south of the Litani river where it will establish several posts and man the Khardala bridge, April 1978. (UN photo)

A UNIFIL NORBATT M621 cargo truvk and a Land Rover Series III LWB stationwagon at a checkpoint in the town of Ebel es Saqi manned by Norwegian soldiers, April 1978. (UN photo)

A UNIFIL NORBATT M622 tanker and a Jeep AM7 in suothern Lebanon in 1984.

An ex-UNIFIL NORBATT M621 cargo truck used by the Lebanese Civil Defense in 2010.

An ex-UNIFIL NORBATT M621 cargo truck used by the Lebanese Civil Defense in 2010.

An ex-UNIFIL NORBATT M621 cargo truck used by the Lebanese Civil Defense in 2010.

“Deuce and a Half”, The M35 family of trucks in Lebanon (5): The LAF M35A3

A Lebanese Army M35A3 of the 6th Mechanized Brigade, October 2008.

A Lebanese Army M35A3 of the Maghaweer Regiment, February 2010.

A Lebanese Army M35A3 of the Maghaweer Regiment, March 2010.

A Lebanese Army M35A3 of the Maghaweer Regiment, March 2010.

A Lebanese Army M35A3 of the 11th Mechanized Brigade, April 2010.

A Lebanese Army M35A3 of the 12th Mechanized Brigade, October 2010.

A Lebanese Army M35A3 of the 12th Mechanized Brigade at Beiteddine Palace, March 2011.

A Lebanese Army M35A3 of an unknown unit, Sidon, April 2011.

A Lebanese Army M35A3 of the 1rst Mechanized Brigade, April 2011.

A Lebanese Army M35A3 of the 12th Mechanized Brigade at Beiteddine Palace, May 2011.

A Lebanese Army M35A3 of the 5th Mechanized Brigade, May 2011. Although the spare wheel is an M35A3 wheel, note that the truck is reequipped with M35A1/A2 wheels.

A close up of a Lebanese Army M35A3 of the 12th Mechanized Brigade, May 2011.

A Lebanese Army M35A3 of the 1rst Mechanized Brigade during independence day 2011, November 2011.

A Lebanese Army M35A3 of the Maghaweer Regiment during SMES 2011, November 2011.

A Lebanese Army M35A3 of the Moujawkal Regiment in Beirut, 2012.

 

 

Photo Credits: Chadi RACHID and various authors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Deuce and a Half”, The M35 family of trucks in Lebanon (4): The LAF M35 (2): The Fortress Keepers

A set of photos of the Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo trucks of the 4th Intervention Regiment based at the Saint Gilles Fortress in Tripoli in naorthen Lebanon:

“Deuce and a Half”, The M35 family of trucks in Lebanon (3): The LAF M35

 

Photo Credits: Chadi Rachid and various credits to authors.

“Deuce and a Half”, The M35 family of trucks in Lebanon (3): The LAF M35

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of an Intervention Regiment in downtown Beirut.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of the 11th Mechanized Brigade in the antic Phoenician city of Byblos.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of the 5th Mechanized Brigade in the city of Baalbeck.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of the 3rd Mechanized Brigade at Dahr ElBaidar mountain pass.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of the 7th Mechanized Brigade near the city of Tripoli, October 2003.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of an Intervention Regiment, Beirut, January 2005.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of the 8th Mechanized Brigade on Lebanese highway, July 2005.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of the 12th Mechanized Brigade on Lebanese roads, May 2006.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of the 12th Mechanized Brigade on Lebanese highway, June 2006.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of the 3rd Mechanized Brigade on Lebanese roads, February 2007.

Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo trucks preparing for deployment, March 2007.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of an Intervention Regiment on Beirut corniche, April 2007.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck in Beirut, July 2007.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of the 11th Mechanized Brigade near a soldier of the BELUFIL, September 2007.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck in Beirut, October 2007.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of the 7th Mechanized Brigade parked next to a checkpoint in the mountains, April 2008.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck in Beirut, May 2008.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck in the city Sidon, October 2008.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of the 7th Mechanized Brigade next to a checkpoint, August 2009.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of an Intervention Regiment, Beirut, January 2010.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck during routine maintenance, March 2010.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck in snowy mountains, March 2003.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of the Maghaweer Regiment, March 2010.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of Moujawkal Regiment, April 2010.

A broken down Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of the 11th Mechanized Brigade near the city of Sidon, April 2010.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck, August 2010.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of the 5th Mechanized Brigade, October 2010.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of of the 6th Mechanized Brigade near the Virgin Megastore, downtown Beirut, January 2011.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of the Maghaweer Regiment, March 2011.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of the Maghaweer Regiment during SMES 2011, Beirut, November 2011.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of the Republican Guard during the Lebanese Independence Day, November 2011.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of the Republican Guard during the Lebanese Independence Day, November 2011.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of the Republican Guard during the Lebanese Independence Day, November 2011.

A Lebanese Army M35A1/A2 cargo truck of the 1st Armored Regiment.

 

 

Photo Credits: Chadi RACHID & Various authors.

“Deuce and a Half”, The M35 family of trucks in Lebanon (2): The USMC M35

The United States Marine Corps M35 cargo truck during Lebanon Crisis in 1958:

A USMC M35 crew helping out a Lebanese taxi during Lebanon Crisis in 1958. (Life)

A USMC M35 cargo truck on Beirut International Airport runway during Lebanon Crisis in 1958. (Life)

A USMC M35 crew in front of Beirut International during Lebanon Crisis in 1958. (Life)

An USMC M35 cargo truck stuck in the usual traffic jam of Beirut during Lebanon Crisis in 1958. (Life)

USMC M35 cargo trucks loaded onto a ship during Lebanon Crisis in 1958. (Life)

 

 

Source: Google Life photo archive

 

“Deuce and a Half”, The M35 family of trucks in Lebanon (1): The M34

The usage of the M35 2½ ton cargo family of trucks in Lebanon begins in the 1950s with the Lebanese Army M34 . Since then and for six decades this family of truck rolls on Lebanese roads and represent alongside the Land Rover family and M113 family the type of military vehicles generations of Lebanese citizens grew up with.

The first part deals with the M34 truck used between the 1950s and the 1970s. The following parts will deal with the M35 cargo truck, the M35 based specialized trucks and the M621 cargo truck.

A Lebanese Army M34 truck next to a Staghound AEC turret (Short) during Lebanon Crisis in 1958.

Lebanese Army soldiers jumping onto an M34 during Lebanon Crisis in 1958.

A Lebanese Army M34 truck towing an M101A1 (on M1A2 carriage) howitzer during Lebanon Crisis in 1958.

A Lebanese Army M34 truck towing an M101A1 (on M1A2 carriage) howitzer during Lebanon Crisis in 1958.

A Lebanese Army M34 patrolling on Bliss street along the American University of Beirut during Lebanon Crisis in 1958. (Life)

A Lebanese Army M34 parked in an unidentified street during Lebanon Crisis in 1958. (Life)

A Lebanese Army M34 in Beirut in 1973. The vehicle in the background in is a Staghound Mk.III. On the foreground an ISF Land Rover Series III SWB

A Lebanese Army M34 in Marjeyoun near the borders in 1978.

An M34 armed with a ZU-23-2 AA gun belonging to the Guardians of the Cedars militia during the early stages of the Lebanese Civil War.