The Germans Thought America Would Run Out of Fuel—Then Patton Unleashed the Red Ball Express
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The Germans Thought America Would Run Out of Fuel—Then Patton Unleashed the Red Ball Express
What if the outcome of World War II didn’t depend on a battlefield clash—but on gasoline?
In the summer of 1944, German commanders believed America’s greatest weakness was fuel. Every tank, every truck, every jeep in Patton’s Third Army burned through supplies faster than they could be delivered. German intelligence calculated that the Americans would soon grind to a halt.
They were wrong.
This video tells the untold story of how General George S. Patton unleashed the Red Ball Express—a nonstop convoy of 6,000 trucks and 23,000 men that turned logistics into a weapon. For 81 days, these drivers—many of them African American soldiers who carried more responsibility on the road than anywhere else in the Army—hauled 412,000 tons of fuel, ammunition, and food across war-torn France.
From legendary mechanics who could rebuild an engine in the mud to convoys navigating storms under enemy fire, the Red Ball Express proved that victory wasn’t just forged in combat—it was delivered mile by mile, truck by truck, gallon by gallon.
👉 Discover how Patton’s gamble and the grit of ordinary soldiers changed the course of the war—and why the Germans never saw it coming.
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