2.3K views · 396 reactions |  An M3 half-track vehicle is rusting away in France! #history #military #ww2 #simply_adventure #historisch #worldwar #ww2stories #ww2relics #historical #ww2pictures #militarylife #military #wissen #wissenswert | Christian Böhm | Facebook

Manufactured by the White Motor Company of Cleveland, Ohio, the M3 Half Track was a robust armoured personnel carrier which saw extensive service during the Second World War and into the post war years. US military planners knew that it was critical for infantry units to support their advancing tanks, both the protect them from enemy infantry attack and to secure any territorial gains made. Introduced in 1941, the reliable M3 could carry 12 fully equipped troops at speeds approaching 45mph, whil