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The German army’s supply system was almost entirely horse drawn in WWII. This limited the advances that they could make with blitzkrieg tactics to not much more than how far a tank could go with the fuel it could carry onboard. In addition to the supply system, much of its artillery was horse drawn.
Posted: 04/08/2026 at 07:47 AM ET
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lilhokie525 04/08/26 07:44 AM ET
Horses**
Coach McGuirk 04/08/26 07:53 AM ET
Dang, and I was right here for a change.**
Coach McGuirk 04/08/26 07:54 AM ET
Keys**
1400E 04/08/26 07:48 AM ET
POW’s?
Stork 04/08/26 07:47 AM ET
A POW camp just down the road from me held all German soldiers. Treated
Stork 04/08/26 07:49 AM ET
This was before doordash so they had to walk to shake shack.**
No Clue 04/08/26 08:45 AM ET
My father was a guard at a POW camp at what is now Fort Lee. He said that
lilhokie525 04/08/26 08:30 AM ET
Not completely surprised...
EDGEMAN 04/08/26 08:36 AM ET
I've read that a lot of the German POWs in America didn't want to...
EDGEMAN 04/08/26 07:53 AM ET
There was a German POW camp in Georgia where the prisoners largely worked
Tuckahokie 04/08/26 10:00 AM ET
Horses?**
EDGEMAN 04/08/26 07:46 AM ET
Did they ever find them?**
Stork 04/08/26 07:50 AM ET
Well, done!**
santafe 04/08/26 07:50 AM ET
ding, ding, ding, correct!
lilhokie525 04/08/26 07:47 AM ET
That was a SWAG. I knew they used horses, but didn't know...
EDGEMAN 04/08/26 07:50 AM ET
The Germans were amazed at the abundant US vehicles. Less highly engineered
Va AandM 04/08/26 07:59 AM ET
The Germans seemed to "over engineer" everything, making their production..
EDGEMAN 04/08/26 08:06 AM ET
Apparently 8 million died in WWI.**
Stork 04/08/26 07:52 AM ET
Yikes! It wasn't good to be a horse in Europe during the 20th century**
EDGEMAN 04/08/26 07:54 AM ET