Today in WW II: 16 Sep 1940 Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 signed by Pres. Roosevelt, beginning the military draft of US men aged 21-36.  More ↓
16 Sep 1941 German encirclement of Soviet forces in Kiev completed, to be followed by ruthless German attacks to annihilate the trapped Red Army troops.
16 Sep 1943 Malaya Zemlya enclave of Novorossiysk port on the Black Sea, after holding out against Wehrmacht for 225 days, liberated by the Red Army.
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VC-1 1/2 ton, 4x4 Dodge Command Reconnaissance (G505)

The Dodge VC-1 1/2 ton Command Reconnaissance car is part of the VC model series G-505, built by Dodge during 1940.

Model Serial Number Range Hood Number Range
VC-1 8643462-8644641
8644348-8644641
8640001-8644641		 W205790-W206471
W204249-W205721

Data from SNL G-657 Dodge Master Parts List. Other data on the Dodge G505 VC main page.

VC-1 1/2 ton, 4x4 Dodge Command Reconnaissance (G505). Hood number W-206226 confirms VC-1 (1940 contract). Photo: Courtesy Steve
VC-1 1/2 ton, 4x4 Dodge Command Reconnaissance (G505). Hood number W-206226 confirms VC-1 (1940 contract). Photo: Courtesy Steve.