Quad artillery tractors of the 51st Highland Division towing 25-pounder howitzers, are cheered by crowds as they enter the municipality of Militello in Val di Catania; Sicily, Italy, 15 July 1943.

Cheering crowds

A Sherman tank and British infantry advance through the little town of Carlentini, Sicily, about 20 miles south of Catania; 15 July 1943. 

Tank breaks the silence

A British officer inspects a captured German Kettenkrad tracked motorcycle typed vehicle; Sicily, Italy 23 July 1943.  
The SdKfz 2 (Kettenrad), light tracked vehicle. First used on the Eastern Front, later in North Africa, Italy and Western Front.
Being a tracked vehicle, it could climb up to 24° in sand and even more on hard ground.