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To: Rockingham
After battles in that era, euthanizing wounded horses was a common task.

Even as late as World War II

10 posted on 09/12/2024 6:05:45 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: PAR35

To an surprising degree, the Germans depended on horse transport in WW II. Despite pioneering the blitzkrieg as a tactic in war, the Germans lacked the industrial capacity and petroleum supply to fully mechanize their military. As a result, they often relied on horses to move and support their military in the field.


11 posted on 09/12/2024 6:30:38 AM PDT by Rockingham
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To: PAR35

The Wehrmacht were infinitely more horse dependent than us

A primary cog in their war machine as late as WWII


13 posted on 09/12/2024 7:14:19 AM PDT by wardaddy (Thank you God for saving president Trump from murder)
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