King George VI being taken ashore by a DUKW amphibious vehicle at one of the Normandy beaches, June 1944

Photograph, World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945) 1944.

The DUKW, popularly known as 'duck', was a six-wheel-drive amphibious truck used for transporting goods and troops over land and water. 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.

One of eight photographs depicting DUKW amphibious vehicles being used by 536 Coy, Royal Army Service Corps, at Normandy, Nijmegen and Arnhem, 1944-1945.