D-Day Logistics: The Secret Behind Moving 7,000 Ships & Millions of Tons

Описание: The true scale of D-Day Logistics wasn't just about soldiers storming beaches; it was an industrial marvel so vast it broke the German spirit. Imagine a seasoned German officer, five days after the initial invasion, realizing his enemy wasn't merely an army, but an unstoppable, boundless stream of materiel – an "industrial-military leviathan" that could not be starved or halted.

In this video, we pull back the curtain on the colossal logistical machine that made Operation Overlord possible. You'll discover the meticulous WW2 D-Day planning that envisioned a continental campaign from a beachhead, how the Allies assembled the unprecedented 7,000 ships D-Day armada, and the staggering challenge of how D-Day was supplied, transforming England into one vast armed camp. This was a war won as much by spreadsheets and shipping manifests as by rifles and artillery, a testament to unprecedented organizational mobilization.
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0:00 Overview: D-Day was a logistical triumph, mobilizing over 7,000 vessels and 3 million tons of supplies.
1:44 German officer realizes the adversary is "industry" and production, not just soldiers.
4:12 The highly secretive planning phase calculated every need to sustain a massive continental campaign.
11:43 To solve the deep-water port problem, the Allies engineered the Mulberry Artificial Harbors (Port Winston).
15:06 Continuous fuel supply was secured via Operation Pluto (Pipeline Under The Ocean).
16:53 Ashore, Dukw amphibious trucks and Beach Masters transformed the landing sites into supply hubs.
20:36 The inland breakout was sustained by the Red Ball Express, a high-speed trucking system (Aug-Nov 1944).
21:59 A professional casualty evacuation system (Reverse Logistics) dramatically boosted troop morale.
25:13 In contrast, German forces relied on horses, suffered crippling fuel shortages, and lacked air cover.

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