Haven't seen this issue myself, but will check it out... probably due to a wrongly assigned AI template or similar, like the Jeep.
I also got a CTD on Purple Heart Lane the other day, but it occurred about 15 minutes into the game - I played as German for the first 10 minutes or so, then switched sides. The 88 was in use from the start of the game, so that didn't appear to be the cause - the Nebelwerfer and mortars were also firing. I was trying to deploy a mortar kit at the time the CTD occurred, so this may have had something to do with it.
Do you always get a CTD at the same approximate time/location on this map?