A truck of the US Army 'Red Ball Express' fell into a ditch at the side of a road; GMC CCKW 2 1/2-ton 6x6 transports lined the road as a GMC AFKWX tractor struggled to free itself, France, 1944 [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     A truck of the US Army 'Red Ball Express' fell into a ditch at the side of a road; GMC CCKW 2 1/2-ton 6x6 transports lined the road as a GMC AFKWX tractor struggled to free itself, France, 1944 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name France
Date  Oct 1944
Photographer    Unknown
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile.

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Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 1,603 x 1,240 pixels



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