WW II Dodge WC-4 Truck

WW II photo of a WC-4 Dodge Army truck at the Chrysler test facility, near Detroit, MI. The truck is being driven by Army officers attending a school conducted by the Chrysler Corporation to familiarize them with the characteristics of the vehicle. This high resolution photo shows every detail of the truck, the canvas top, and the driver. The photo was undated but taken early in World War II.

The WC4 1/2 Ton 4x4 truck was superceded by the WC-51 Truck, 3/4 ton, 4x4, well known as the World War II Weapons Carrier.

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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