Comments on: Each American soldier in Normandy got six and one-quarter pounds of rations a day https://www.isegoria.net/2023/11/each-american-soldier-in-normandy-got-six-and-one-quarter-pounds-of-rations-a-day/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 01 May 2026 21:33:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Ceck https://www.isegoria.net/2023/11/each-american-soldier-in-normandy-got-six-and-one-quarter-pounds-of-rations-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3630866 Ceck Sun, 19 Nov 2023 22:56:47 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=50276#comment-3630866 Plentiful food supplies probably helped diplomatically. I presume that the local Europeans would trust Americans who gave gifts of chocolate and cigarettes more than hungry Germans who would demand extra food. The army marches better with full stomachs.

The fuel consumption of motorized vehicles is a related set of issues that deserves careful examination.

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