Military Truck Collection

The remains of an American four-engined aircraft shot down in Borgo Tudia in Sicily during World War II. Castellana Sicula Borgo Tudia. Date of Photograph:06/1943 ca

Assembly department in an Italian factory of cannons of the World War II Italy. Date of Photograph:07/1941

Italian armoured vehicles in Cort in Corsica during World War II. France Corsica, Cort. Date of Photograph:11/1942 ca

Italian armoured vehicles in Corsica during World War II. France Corsica. Date of Photograph:03/1943 ca

Italian soldiers pull a cart, blocked by the wet sand of the Libyan desert. Lybia. Date of Photograph:1918-1930 ca

Crawler-vehicle used for the desert. Lybia. Date of Photograph:1918-1930 ca

World War I: soldiers of the German Army with an oxcart Europe. Date of Photograph:1915-1918

Postcard commemorating the 1 and 4 Battery of Artillery in Custoza, illustration of A. Dalbesio Italy Print International Art of 20th Century. Date of Photograph:1900-1910. Date of Artwork:1900-1910

Postcard commemorating the Regiment Horse Artillery, illustration of W. Rinaldi Italy Print International Art of 20th Century. Date of Photograph:1903. Date of Artwork:1900 ca.. Artist:Rinaldi W

Postcard commemorating the 13 Regiment Horse Artillery, illustration of W. Rinaldi Italy Print International Art of 20th Century. Date of Photograph:1900-1910. Date of Artwork:1900-1910

A group of French field artillery soldiers pursues the Germans while retreating. The soldiers are positioned in column, some of them on horseback, others on carts. France

Soldiers of the German army with horses crossing a river during the First World War Italy. Date of Photograph:1914-1918

Chariots of the German army through France during the First World War France. Date of Photograph:1914-1918

WWII: military truch with Italian soldiers Europe. Date of Photograph:1941

WWII: entry of Italian troops in the city of Gafsa in Tunisia Tunisia Gafsa. Date of Photograph:20/02/1943

WWII: Italian military tanks advance on the tracks of the Marmarica, in the area of Sollum, Africa Africa. Date of Photograph:18/09/1940

The image shows French soldiers marching on the Germans; beside them, women and old men are harvesting grapes, in a Champagne zone. France Champagne. Date of Photograph:1914 - 1917

The image shows the German cannons abandoned after the occupation of the English army, in the battle of Montreuil-Aux-Lions, and during the German troops retreat. France

The image shows a group of Indian colonial soldiers, unloading material from a cart, in a French military camp. France. Date of Photograph:1914 - 1918

Southern outside wall of the great hypostyle room of the grand templ eof Amon-Ra at Karnak, with reliefs depicting the military campaigns of Sethi I Egypt Karnak

Passage of a country battery on the military bridge over the Adda river at Villa d'Adda Villa D'Adda. Date of Photograph:06/09/1900

Study of some storming wagons with scythes, covered wagons and an halberd; pen drawing on yellowish paper by Leonardo da Vinci preserved in the British Museum of London

Study of two storming wagons, a cross bower with a shield and a knight with lances, pen and watercolor drawing by Leonardo da Vinci and preserved at the Royal Library of Windsor

Bas relief of Mars, allegory of the planet. Sacrament Chapel or Chapel of the Planets. Work by Agostino di Duccio. Work by Matteo de'Pasti

Mosaic with the Battle of Isso taken from the House of the Faun in Pompeii and preserved in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples

Study for war machines: a scythed chariot, an armored car, and a machine with a halberd; pen drawing on yellowed paper, by Leonardo, in the British Museum in London Great Britain London

Black-figured Attic amphora with the Departure of Amphiaraus, preserved in the Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Vatican City State of the Vatican City Vatican Museums

The Chigi oinochoe, Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, Rome Rome Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia Vase Greek Art, Greece, Europe, Ancient Civilization. Date of Photograph:1927 ca

Black figured Attic amphora, and Eos helping her son Memnon, preserved in the Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Vatican City State of the Vatican City Vatican Museums

Detail of Bacchus on a carriage decorating a red-figured Apulian amphora preserved in the Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Vatican City State of the Vatican City Vatican Museums

Rim of an amphora with combat scene, detail of the Attic amphora with girls at a fountain, preserved in the Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Vatican City State of the Vatican City Vatican Museums

Black figured Attic amphora with Gigantomachy, preserved in the Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Vatican City State of the Vatican City Vatican Museums, Gregorian Etruscan Museum Amphora Archaic

Detail of Artemis and roe deer on a red-figured Apulian amphora preserved in the Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Vatican City State of the Vatican City Vatican Museums

Relief depicting the Severan Arch at Leptis Magna, model displayed at the Mostra Augustea of 1937-1938 in Rome, now in the Museum of Roman Civilization

Fragment of a trabeation from Palestrina, Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, Rome Rome Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia Frieze Etruscan Art and Civilization, Italy, Europe, Ancient Civilization

Christian sarcophagus with landscape of the Read Sea, Lateran Museum, Rome. Today in Gregoriano Profano Museum (formerly Lateran Museum), Vatican Museums

Tomb relief depicting a chariot race. Lateran Museum, Rome. Today in Gregoriano Profano Museum (formerly Lateran Museum), Vatican Museums, Vatican City Rome Lateran Museum High Relief Roman Art

Bas-relief depicting Artemis on a biga, in the Vatican Museums, Vatican City State of the Vatican City Vatican Museums Low Relief, Basrelief Roman Art, Europe, Ancient Civilization

Bas-relief depicting a woman on a fast quadriga, in the Vatican Museums, Vatican City State of the Vatican City Vatican Museums Low Relief, Basrelief Roman Art, Europe, Ancient Civilization

Bas-relief depicting the planet Mars, done by Agostino di Duccio and located in the Chapel of Planets, in the Malatestiano Temple in Rimini

Attic Hydria depicting preparations for the departure of a quadriga, preserved in the Claudio Faina Museum, Orvieto. Orvieto Claudio Faina Museum

Fragmentary section of a large terracotta vase with a stamped decoration depicting a procession of hoplites and military chariots, in the Acropolis Museum in Athens Greece Athens

Relief depicting a driver getting onto a cart, in the Acropolis Museum in Athens Greece Athens, Acropolis Museum Relief Classical, Greek Art, Greece, Europe, Ancient Civilization

Votive relief with a warrior, in the National Museum of Athens Greece Athens, National Museum Relief Classical, Greek Art, Greece, Europe, Ancient Civilization. Date of Photograph:1920-1930 ca

Attic Hydria depicting a quadriga in movement and a warrior chasing an Amazon. Claudio Faina Museum, Orvieto. Orvieto Claudio Faina museum Amphora Etruscan Art and Civilization, Italy, Europe

Pair of Attic kraters depicting Athena on her horse-drawn chariot and a drunk Dionysus; in the National Museum of Tarquinia, in Tarquinia Tarquinia National Museum of Tarquinia Crater

Figures of Tanagro preserved at the Louvre Museum, Paris France Paris, Louvre Statuette Archaic, Greek Art, Greece, Europe, Ancient Civilization. Date of Photograph:1908. Date of Artwork:VIII sec. a.C

Corinthian hydria with the departure of Hector; the work is preserved in the Louvre Museum, Paris France Paris, Louvre Museum Amphora, Vase Archaic, Greek Art, Greece, Europe, Ancient Civilization

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The military truck has a long and storied history, dating back to ancient times. Leonardo da Vinci, renowned artist and inventor, studied various forms of military transportation in his pen drawings. In one study preserved at the British Museum in London, he examined storming wagons equipped with scythes, covered wagons, and even a halberd. Another drawing at the Royal Library of Windsor showcased two storming wagons, a cross bower with a shield, and a knight with lances. But it wasn't just Leonardo who was fascinated by military vehicles. The Malatesta Temple in Rimini featured an impressive bas relief of Mars, representing the planet's allegory. This work by Agostino di Duccio captured the essence of warfare through artistry. Matteo de'Pasti also contributed to this theme with his own creation for the Sacrament Chapel or Chapel of the Planets. Even ancient civilizations recognized the importance of military trucks. A mosaic depicting the Battle of Isso from Pompeii's House of the Faun can be found at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. This artwork showcases how these powerful machines played a crucial role on ancient battlefields. Returning to Leonardo's studies for war machines, another drawing on yellowed paper displayed a scythed chariot alongside an armored car and machine armed with a halberd - all potential tools for conquest. Moving forward through time brings us to Etruscan artifacts that depict scenes involving military trucks. The Gregorian Etruscan Museum in Vatican City houses several black-figured Attic amphorae showcasing different aspects of warfare. One amphora depicts Eos assisting her son Memnon while another features Bacchus decorating a red-figured Apulian amphora on his carriage. The rim detail from yet another Attic amphora displays combat scenes while girls gather around a fountain nearby - highlighting both peace and war.