M-151 U.S. Military Army Jeep Production

This is a US Army photo of the production line where the M-151 model military jeep was produced during the 1960s. The M-151 series, sometimes called the MUTT, was the last of the traditional jeeps. It was superseded by the HMMWV: High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle.

Today in WW II: 8 Feb 1940 Germans establish the first large Jewish ghetto in Poland in the city of Lodz. More ↓

8 Feb 1941 US House of Representatives passes the Lend-Lease Act [265 to 165].
8 Feb 1942 Battle of Sarimbun Beach begins, the first stage of the Japanese assault on Singapore.
8 Feb 1942 Japanese Offensive in Burma begins [8 Feb-2 May].
8 Feb 1945 Battle of the Reichswald: British and Canadian forces under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery begin Operation Veritable [8 Feb-11 Mar].
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