The History Buff's Guide to World War II by Thomas R. Flagel

Author:Thomas R. Flagel [Flagel, Thomas R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
ISBN: 9781402271465
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

1. FIRST FULLY MOTORIZED ARMY (SEPTEMBER 1939)

World War II often conjures images of German armor and American industry. But the first entirely mechanized armed forces belonged to Great Britain. All other combatants utilized beasts of burden, many of them extensively.

Infantry officers of numerous countries rode on horseback during the war’s early years. Almost every army possessed horse cavalry, such as the U.S. Second Cavalry Division deployed to Morocco in 1943. Draft horses hauled supply wagons, ammunition, and the wounded. Most of Italian and German artillery was horse-drawn. Because of the rugged terrain in Sicily, the U.S. Army routinely employed pack mules. Red Army draft animals numbered in the millions.3

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