Artifact Detail
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| Convoy Heading Up to Front |
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| Photograph |
| Gulf War |
| American military vehicles moving supplies along a Saudi road as part of build up for Operation Desert Shield. LaserPhoto 1990 |
| Probably Authentic |
| Related: Vehicle |
| Related Facts | |
| The U.S Army's first use of a motorized vehicle (i.e. trucks) in a military operation was in the "Punitive Expedition" that pursued "Pancho" Villa into Mexico. | |
| The German abbreviation 'Lkw' is short for Lastkraftwagen which translates to 'lorry' in English. |