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World War 2, Australia, Royal Australian Engineers, 1943

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1943

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View of two soldiers with GMC 6X6 truck under makeshift shelter

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Probably the most commonplace truck of allied armies in WW2: The GMC 353 (and its shorter wheelbase variant the 352) has been nicknamed on the field "Jimmy", "Deuce and a Half" among others. It formed the mobile bulk of the famous Red Ball Express, the lifeline keeping the Allied armies roll during their big push after the Normandy breakout, straight to the Rhein and beyond. It was called G-508 for the US Army Ordnance and was the most prolific off-road medium/heavy truck of the allies, declined into at least 50 variants and more sub-variants. The LWB CCKW 353 6x6 truck is by far the best known, pretty much standardized truck manufactured in the US from 1941 to 1945. Many of these trucks arrived in Australia for US and Australian Army use.

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cwa-org-32-P2014.21.1k

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War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 2

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41.674786965668, -86.262121171759

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