Trucks made the difference at Verdun: the titanic World War I Battle of Verdun is best known for its unprecedented carnage. But the battle also featured a logistic innovation: the first extensive use of motor vehicles for military supply and transportation.

From: Army Logistician | Date: September 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

From 21 February to 19 December 1916--during the third year of World War I--the French Army endured a battle of attrition of enormous magnitude in the vicinity of the ancient fortress city of Verdun. At the end of the Battle of Verdun, the French emerged victorious, though at a huge cost in human lives and materiel. The logistics support of such a long, costly battle had been very challenging. One of the keys to the French success in stopping the German offensive at Verdun was the use of a fairly new technology on the battlefield: motor vehicles. Never before had trucks and other ...

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