Military EarthmoversMilitary 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.
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Today in WW II: 2 Aug 1939 Albert Einstein writes to Pres. Roosevelt about the potential for a uniquely powerful uranium weapon and indications of German interest in it, the inspiration for the Manhattan Project. More ↓
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2 Aug 1943 Revolt by inmates of Treblinka death camp; guards and one SS officer killed and over 200 hundred inmates escaped; a few avoided death or recapture.
2 Aug 1943 Future US President John F. Kennedy's motor torpedo boat PT-109 is rammed by a Japanese destroyer in the Solomon Islands.
Visit the Olive-Drab.com World War II Timeline for day-by-day events 1939-1945! See also WW2 Books.
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Chart of Military EarthmoversIn 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.
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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. |
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| D-7 |
D-7 Caterpillar Bulldozer |
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| TD-20 |
International Harvester TD-20 Tractor / Bulldozer |
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| M-9 ACE |
M-9 Armored Combat Earthmover (ACE) |
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| DEUCE |
Deployable Universal Combat Earthmover (DEUCE) |
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| M-728 |
M-728 Combat Engineer Vehicle (CEV)
Based on M60 tank hull. |
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| 290M |
Clark 290M Tractor, Wheeled, Diesel Engine Driven |
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Recommended Books about Military Earthmovers
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