Wehrmacht Mechanics Captured One American Truck Then Counted 562,000 More
Автор: Britain Lives On
Загружено: 2025-12-13
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In August 1944, Wehrmacht mechanics captured an abandoned American GMC truck near Falaise, France. What they discovered during their inspection revealed why Germany had already lost World War II—not on the battlefield, but in the factories of Detroit.
This is the true story of how a single US military truck exposed the massive industrial gap between American mass production and German engineering. When Klaus Zimmermann and his unit examined the GMC CCKW "Deuce and a Half," they found standardized parts, simple maintenance, and production numbers that shocked them: over 562,000 units from one model alone, compared to Germany's total truck production of just 100,000 vehicles.
The captured American truck demonstrated six-wheel drive capability, interchangeable components across manufacturers, and a design philosophy that prioritized quantity and reliability over precision. Meanwhile, the Wehrmacht relied on 80% horse-drawn logistics while the US Army operated a fully motorized supply system.
From the Red Ball Express convoys to the Battle of the Bulge, this documentary explores how American industrial capacity—embodied in simple trucks built by factories in Pontiac, Michigan—overwhelmed Axis forces through sheer production scale.
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