战争功臣 无论车名的由来究竟如何,毋庸置疑的是吉普车在第二次世界大战中的巨大贡献。乔治将军对吉普的评价是,“美国现代战事中功不可没的功臣”。 的确,在第二次世界大战中,吉普扮演了诸多的角色:担架、运货车、火枪架、侦察车、枪支弹药运输车、前线用车以及出租车等。 1944～1945年布拉格之战中,由吉普车来运送伤员,在纳粹武装军队追上之前抢先到达安全地带。 无论是在撒哈拉沙漠,在新几内亚的沼泽地里,还是在冰岛的冰天雪地里,吉普都曾将反坦克加农炮运到战火纷飞的战场中去。 Regardless of the origin of the name of the war, no doubt that the jeep in the great contribution of World War II. General George’s assessment of Jeep is “the hero of America’s modern warfare.” Indeed, during the Second World War, Jeep played many roles: stretchers, vans, firearms planes, reconnaissance vehicles, firearms ammunition, front-line vehicles and taxis. During the Battle of Prague from 1944 to 1945, jeeps were used to transport the wounded and reach the safe areas ahead of Nazi armed forces. Both in the sub-Saharan desert, in the swamps of New Guinea and in the icy and snow-capped mountains of Iceland, Jeep transported antitank cannon to war-torn battlefields.