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Vehicles · United States · 1941-1945

GMC CCKW

2.5-ton cargo truck

Universally known as the 'Deuce and a Half', the CCKW's six-wheel-drive chassis hauled everything an army needed — fuel, ammunition, rations, troops — and became the backbone of the Red Ball Express, the round-the-clock truck convoys that kept Patton's army supplied after it outran the rail lines from Normandy.

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crew1+2
payload2.5 tons (5 tons off-road)
drive6x6
produced~562,000

Western Europe, Mediterranean and North Africa, Pacific, China, Burma and India

Truck, GMC, 2 1/2 Ton, 6x6, Long Wheelbase Cargo w/ winch.
Truck, GMC, 2 1/2 Ton, 6x6, Long Wheelbase Cargo w/ winch.Van Deusen, Edwin S. · Public domain · source
U.S. Army CCKW 2 1/2 ton 6x6 cargo trucks crossing the Rhine River near Mainz, Germany, in late March or April 1945. The U.S. 80th Infantry Division crossed the Rhine river in the vicinity of Mainz starting on 0100 hrs o
U.S. Army CCKW 2 1/2 ton 6x6 cargo trucks crossing the Rhine River near Mainz, Germany, in late March or April 1945. The U.S. 80th Infantry Division crossed the Rhine river in the vicinity of Mainz starting on 0100 hrs oU.S. Army · Public domain · source
Red Ball Express - Convoy with accidental truck - 1944
Red Ball Express - Convoy with accidental truck - 1944Unknown authorUnknown author; Post-Work: User:W.wolny · Public domain · source