Handbook of German Administration and Supply 1944 - by War Office (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Produced for direct allied operational value in the run up to D-day and beyond, this handbook covers the complex subject of the organisation of transportation by road, rail and waterways, by troops and supplies. Along with lists of ordnance, ammunition depots, noting that many have been damaged by allied air attacks, synthetic oil plants, the book discuses food rationing in Germany and ration cards, the railway system in Germany and occupied territories, German Weapons that fire Allied ammunition, Supply and admin. of the SS in some detail, including use of concentration camp labour. Supplemented with aerial photographs of ammunition dumps, line drawings of storage buildings and shelters, plus maps and plans this is a most informative and important reference for the study of the German war machine.