The Snapshots in Time Collection

U.S. Army Cargo Trucks Unloading Supplies at Railhead, German Depot, Postwar Occupation Period (Detail View)

U.S. Army Cargo Trucks Unloading Supplies at Railhead, German Depot, Postwar Occupation Period (Detail View)

A detailed view of U.S. Army cargo trucks receiving freight at a depot railhead in occupied Germany, circa 1945-1949. GMC CCKW 2½-ton 'Deuce and a Half' trucks line up beside a boxcar as crated supplies are transferred from rail to road, illustrating the day-to-day logistics that sustained American occupation forces in the postwar period. Project: 218576