Minnesota Moline: The Creator of the Original Military "Jeep"

from Pionerd · host Robert Thomas

On August 12, 1940, over 45,000 troops descended on Camp Ripley for massive war games. Among them was the Minneapolis-Moline UTX—a monster machine that climbed white oaks and pulled 5-ton artillery through deep mud. Here is the true story of Minnesota's stolen industrial legacy.

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