WWII U.S. ARMY DRIVER TRAINING FILM “DIFFICULT DRIVING“ GMC 6x6 CCKW TRUCK 17214

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Browse our products on Amazon: This 1942 War Department training film (No. 11-554) is one of a series of driving and vehicle maintenance training films produced by the Signal Corps during the war. This film shows how to navigate difficult driving conditions and features several variations of the GMC CCKW 2-1/2-ton truck as well as the Dodge ½-ton WC car (the first “Jeep”). The film opens with a several soldiers watching as what appears to be a Dodge ½-ton WC command/reconnaissance car drives through a muddy field, and the occupants must get out to help push the vehicle free of the mud. What appears to be a GMC CCKW 2-1/2-ton 6x6 truck gets bogged down in mud (01:30). A soldier gets out and uses a shovel to clear the wheels. A soldier guides the leading vehicle of a vehicle column and removes rocks from the path. The guide notifies the lead truck driver of a s