Artifact Detail
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| Tractor Trailer in a Battle Damaged Square |
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| Photograph |
| World War 2 |
| AAF photo of a US Army G-513 tractor and trailer somewhere in Italy, 1944. The G-513 also known as the Federal 94x43A was a standard 4-5 ton 4x4 tractor used for towing a variety of trailers. |
| Probably Authentic |
| Related: Ruins , 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. |