German Defenders Never Knew Americans Had Amphibious DUKW ‘Duck’ Trucks To Cross The Rhine

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Discover the untold story of how American DUKW amphibious trucks shattered Nazi Germany's last defense at the Rhine River in March 1945, shortening WWII by three weeks. This comprehensive documentary reveals how 21,147 mass-produced "Duck" boats, developed in just 38 days by General Motors, transformed the impossible Rhine crossing into a 72-hour logistics highway that German intelligence never anticipated. Through firsthand accounts from both Allied and German soldiers, declassified military documents, and stunning production statistics, learn how American industrial ingenuity defeated Wehrmacht doctrine when hundreds of DUKWs turned Europe's most formidable river barrier into a mere inconvenience. From the 4,000-gun artillery barrage on March 23rd to Churchill's personal crossing on March 25th, witness how these ungainly swimming trucks carried 15,000 troops, 1,200 vehicles, and 3,000 tons of supplies across the Rhine while German defenders watched their "impregnable" fortress become obsolete. This meticulously researched historical documentary explores Operation Plunder, Operation Varsity's 16,000 paratroopers, and the catastrophic German intelligence failure that couldn't conceive of American mass production capabilities, ultimately proving that in modern warfare, Detroit's assembly lines were more decisive than military genius.