Military Earthmovers

Military tractors and bulldozers are used for construction and for towing heavy loads. They often fill in for other vehicles where their extreme maneuver capabilities and heavy towing capacity are indispensable. Bulldozers have even served as assault vehicles, moving against enemy positions with a dozer blade, when nothing else was available. Some of the tractors/bulldozers used by the military are minimally adapted civilian models while others have been designed specifically for military missions.

Other earthmovers, such as graders and scrapers, are typically civilian models with only minor modifications for use by military engineers. See also Cranes.

Soldiers wearing gas masks work with a bulldozer to install a culvert, World War II, 1942
Soldiers wearing gas masks work with a bulldozer to install a culvert, World War II, 1942.

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4 Apr 1941 Axis forces capture Benghazi, Libya.
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4 Apr 1945 American troops liberate Ohrdruf death camp in Germany, the first encountered by US units.
4 Apr 1945 War ends in Hungary with the expulsion of the last German troops.
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Chart of Military Earthmovers

In this chart of military earthmovers, click on the photo link to go to the page of photos and information for the specific truck. See also Military Tractors.

Vehicle	Description	Photo Link
WW II Tractors/ Bulldozers	Tractors and bulldozers, large and small, were used all over the globe for a wide variety of tasks during WW II.
D-7	D-7 Caterpillar Bulldozer
TD-20	International Harvester TD-20 Tractor / Bulldozer
M-9 ACE	M-9 Armored Combat Earthmover (ACE)
DEUCE	Deployable Universal Combat Earthmover (DEUCE)
M-728	M-728 Combat Engineer Vehicle (CEV) Based on M60 tank hull.
290M	Clark 290M Tractor, Wheeled, Diesel Engine Driven