Today in WW II: 13 Sep 1940 Italian Marshall Rodolfo Graziani begins an eastward advance from Libya into Egypt, with five divisions headed for the British controlled Suez Canal.  More ↓
13 Sep 1944 US troops reach the Siegfried Line after liberating French and Belgian cities.
13 Sep 1945 Japanese forces in Burma surrender.
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M-450 Air-transportable Case Bulldozer

The M-450 series of combat engineers' bulldozers was developed at the end of World War II and were in service from then through the Vietnam War. They were light enough to be transported by air and then dropped where needed.

M-450 1967 Case Bulldozer used by 8th Engineer Bn. of the 1st Cavalry Division. Photographed at the 1st Cavalry Division Museum, Ft. Hood, TX, 2 December 2005. Photo: Courtesy of Bob Pettit
M-450 1967 Case Bulldozer used by 8th Engineer Bn. of the 1st Cavalry Division. Photographed at the 1st Cavalry Division Museum, Ft. Hood, TX, 2 December 2005. Photo: Courtesy of Bob Pettit.

CH-54 Sky Crane delivering air transportable bulldozer to a forward position in Vietnam, October 1966
CH-54 Sky Crane delivering air transportable bulldozer to a forward position in Vietnam, October 1966.