A British DUKW amphibious vehicle moving up the beach at Salerno, Italy, September 1943 (b/w...

A British DUKW amphibious vehicle moving up the beach at Salerno, September 1943. Photograph, World War Two, Italy (1943-1945), 1943. The DUKW, popularly known as ‘duck’, was a six-wheel-drive amphibious truck used for transporting goods and troops over land and water. It was used during the Salerno landings. The abbreviation DUKW was the code used by General Motors. D stands for 1942, the first year of manufacture; U stands for amphibian; K stands for all-wheel drive; W stands for dual rear axles. From an album of 90 photographs relating to Allied amphibious operations during World War Two.