Schwaebisch Gmuend Ordnance Rebuild Plant
(Source: Roland Knobloch) Cover of one of the technical manuals used by the work force at the Rebuild Plant. The manual was provided by General Motors for the rebuild program of 2½-ton trucks based on the GMC ACKWX-353 model (see bottom photo).
The GMC 2½-ton, 6x6 truck, AFKWX-353 model. This was the original "Deuce and a Half."
It formed the backbone of the famed Red Ball Express that kept Allied armies supplied as they
pushed
eastward after the Normandy invasion (courtesy Wikipedia)
