“The Jeep, the Dakota, and the Landing Craft were the three tools that won the war.” The whole strategy of the war would have been different” … If Higgins had not designed and built those LCVPs, we never could have landed over an open beach. “Andrew Higgins … is the man who won the war for us. And it filled its role perfectly, sometimes compared in importance to the equally successful DUKW, an amphibious GMC truck.
But the LCVP for “Landing Craft, Vehicles & Personel” became the Navy equivalent of the acronym “Jeep”, the only way to transition from an assault ship to the beach. A wooden bucket, not very seaworthy, slow, very lightly protected and light armed, hardly anyone would have predicted it a war-winning solution. Technically however, this was not an intimidating sight. It became as instrumental as the Jeep or GMC truck on land, not a proper military asset but still a vital part of the industrial effort, ensuring troops arrived where they were needed in the way that mattered the most. The LCVP has been absolutely crucial to the Allied victory From the shores of Africa to the European Western Front.
USA – circa 23,492 (1942-45) The Landing Darling ()įew crafts in WW2 were underrated but these “Higgins Boats”.
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