When I was aikido I asked my dad (World War II 3rd Army) why General Patton didn’t let him ride on a tank, instead my dad went mostly on foot from Normandy to Berlin. He said he preferred walking, because tanks were bagger target.
In the movie Patton, which I took my dad to see, the last time he was in a theatre, they show the tanks running out of gas. My father said that was true. At times they were pushing there Germans back so fast the supply line had to catch up. .
My dad didn’t die in the war, obviously. He was shot and went back into combat 2 weeks later. But my thoughts and prayers are with those who paid the ultimate price.
Thanks for the realtime input.
Yes, they did run out of gas......but they soldiered on.....to glorious victory.