supply/support/logistics. for each infantryman, there are 11 to 20 non-combatants behind him. IOW, for a 10,000 man force it would, at a minimum, require a support force of over 100,000 personnel providing the bread, bullets, equipment and documentation. this in itself is what was really incredible about D-Day’s success.
supply/support/logistics. for each infantryman, there are 11 to 20 non-combatants behind him. IOW, for a 10,000 man force it would, at a minimum, require a support force of over 100,000 personnel providing the bread, bullets, equipment and documentation. this in itself is what was really incredible about D-Day’s success.