Hit the beaches???

The Dodge Boys · Post by **The Dodge Boys** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:09 pm

On Day what brand of truck hit the beaches first??? Bill.

The Dodge Boys · Post by **The Dodge Boys** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:12 pm

Im mean D day. Sorry Bill.

Post by **Gordon_M** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:08 pm

GMC DUKWs, maybe?

Anything and everything would have landed on D-Day, but DUKWs and GPAs were the only things that could hit the beach on their own.

Gordon

Steve Greenberg · Post by **Steve Greenberg** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:21 am

Hello,
I agree with Gordon....it must have been a DUKW. That is what I was just doing yesterday! It as not D Day but it was sure cool and raining.
Steve

http://www.youtube.com/Steve1958OR#p/a/u/0/r9Z6VpUCZJ4

Post by **Vista52** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:46 pm

Hi Bill,

There are many photo's of Landing Craft loaded with vehicles getting ready to land in Normandy.

http://images.google.com/hosted/life/f? ... bb39b41d0c

This was at Brixham, Devon, England.

And as it is today,

http://ludb.clui.org/gmap/?x=-3.5047030 ... z=19&t=hyb

I bet the first vehicles landed in the assualt wave on the various beaches were Tanks. Don't forget that most of the Beaches were heavily Mined so wheeled vehicles may of been held-back for some time. Personally, I think there was a Jeep or a 51/52 in there somewhere.

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:06 pm

I know that there was a unit of D drive tanks that was suppose to land with the invasion but many sank only a few made it ashore and in the wrong place.

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