Jeep is a brand of SUV cars created by the company Willys-Overland in 1941, and which today is a division of Chrysler LLC.
There are several versions about the origin of the name "Jeep". The most widely accepted comes from the cartoon of the thirties Popeye the Marine, which featured a character named Eugene the Jeep, a yellow pet like a dog, with supernatural powers. Then, U.S. soldiers attached to those powers Jeep, during World War II, this version is accompanied by a less imaginative, which attributes the name to the initials GP, General Purpose, under which the U.S. military convened the contest to obtain a small utility vehicle with four wheels. The reason why these versions are confused and is finally being discussed by the way as it is written: It is said that the name Jeep is the pronunciation of reduced English initials G. P., namely, Yi Pi; however, since the character Popeye the Marine wore the name Jeep as it is written the name of the brand, coupled with that you can read this sympathetic character who only communicated through repetition of "jeep jeep," is that it is finally attributed the origin of the name.
The late General George C. Marshall defined the Jeep as "The greatest contribution of the United States of americas to modern warfare operations." In fact, the history of World War II is also the story of the early years of Jeep, since after 1941 participated in all campaigns as a vehicle machine gun, reconnaissance vehicle, ambulance, truck, limousine for the front, carrying ammunition, machine for the laying of wires and taxi.
British soldiers during World War II next to a Jeep gunship. Summer 1942
In The Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge, (1944-45), 4 x 4 Jeep loaded with stretchers with wounded soldiers occupied, ran towards salvation ahead of the Nazi army. In the Sahara, in the jungles of New Guinea, and the snowy fields of Iceland, Jeep vehicles rolled over 37 mm antitank guns until the battlefields. In Egypt, Britain used a patrol vehicle of the SAS and the Jeep LRDG to put hors de combat trucks of supplies that were en route to the forces of Rommel, the eve of the battle of El Alamein. In Guadalcanal, Jeep vehicles accompanied the marines Americans.
The name Jeep got so much prestige that on June 13, 1950, the Overland Wiliys-registered as a trademark. Today the brand is owned by Chrysler LLC, since Chrysler bought American Motors Corporation (AMC), a descendant of Willys-Overland, in 1987. Jeep is currently used in various parts of americas as a vehicle (diversity on different clubs in which these powers are overcome several obstacles and different routes by rivers, deserts, rocks, etc.., This being one of the sport ends with more vehicles and is well known in the United States.
The late General George C. Marshall defined the Jeep as "The greatest contribution of the United States of americas to modern warfare operations." In fact, the history of World War II is also the story of the early years of Jeep, since after 1941 participated in all campaigns as a vehicle machine gun, reconnaissance vehicle, ambulance, truck, limousine for the front, carrying ammunition, machine for the laying of wires and taxi.
British soldiers during World War II next to a Jeep gunship. Summer 1942In The Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge, (1944-45), 4 x 4 Jeep loaded with stretchers with wounded soldiers occupied, ran towards salvation ahead of the Nazi army. In the Sahara, in the jungles of New Guinea, and the snowy fields of Iceland, Jeep vehicles rolled over 37 mm antitank guns until the battlefields. In Egypt, Britain used a patrol vehicle of the SAS and the Jeep LRDG to put hors de combat trucks of supplies that were en route to the forces of Rommel, the eve of the battle of El Alamein. In Guadalcanal, Jeep vehicles accompanied the marines Americans.
The name Jeep got so much prestige that on June 13, 1950, the Overland Wiliys-registered as a trademark. Today the brand is owned by Chrysler LLC, since Chrysler bought American Motors Corporation (AMC), a descendant of Willys-Overland, in 1987. Jeep is currently used in various parts of americas as a vehicle (diversity on different clubs in which these powers are overcome several obstacles and different routes by rivers, deserts, rocks, etc.., This being one of the sport ends with more vehicles and is well known in the United States.