World War II Military Vehicles

During World War II the American Army became highly mechanized, more so than any armed force in history. Even the vaunted German Army, with their celebrated tactics of Blitzkrieg, never achieved the scope and degree of mechanization as the U.S. forces. The U.S. also supplied large numbers of vehicles to Allies. In many ways it was Detroit, representing the vast production capacity of the American economy, that enabled the Allies to win World War II.

This page provides a selection of links to websites with coverage of World War II military vehicles. For World War II vehicle photos, be sure to visit the Olive-Drab.com Military Vehicle Charts that start here. Many US military vehicles, soft-skin and armor, from WW II to present are listed with photos. Many other pages about WW II military vehicles can be found by using the Olive-Drab.com Directory or Search.

First Ledo-Burma Road Convoy to China, U.S. Army Photo, 1945. Click photo for larger version.

Today in WW II: 23 May 1943 Adm. Döntiz, commander of the German Navy, calls off the Battle of the Atlantic, recognizing that the U-boat is no longer an effective weapon. More ↓

23 May 1944 Allied breakout from Anzio beachhead.
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World War II Military Vehicle Web Sites

Tanks in World War II includes information and photos of the armored vehicles of many nations in WW II.

Vintage Military Trucks has an excellent set of photos of various restored vehicles, WW II and newer, mixed with images of jeep advertising and other goodies.

The Wheatcroft Collection is one of the largest private collections of restored military vehicles of WW II. It is not open to the public, but is described in this website. The photographs in the book Allied Vehicles & Equipment 1939-1945 is primarily based on Wheatcroft vehicles.

White Star is dedicated to military vehicles dating from the World War II period and features many photos of military vehicles from museums and reenactment events, primarily in Europe.

This site is called simply World War II Vehicles. It has a huge collection of photos, technical data and links for many vehicle types from the main Allied and Axis countries. Don't miss this one.