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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
Parts depot for US vehicles in Écausseville, France. This is a view into the often forgotten logistical side of war, and the incredible quantities of equipment, supplies, parts etc. required to keep an army moving. |
I read a great book about these brave men.
Belton Cooper, the author, was among the many tasked with the "recovery, repair, and maintenance" of US battle tanks etc during WWII. They were unarmed, but as they were having to repair equipment in the heat of battle, the "front line" was often very fluid when they had to fix or tow a tank. Consequently they often found themselves (what had become) behind enemy lines, and so they had high casualty rates.
Further, the author suggests that if not for the poor Southern farm boys (shade-tree mechanics all), who'd grown up having to fix whatever they owned, we'd have been in pretty sorry shape.
A good read FWIW.
