Case studies

One of the largest road transportations was the transfer of the 1st American Army from the Tula region to Argonne (September 15-25, 1918).


This transportation was aimed at concentrating 15 divisions with a total strength of about 400,000 people. Eight divisions were in the Toul area; one division was already in the Clermont and Verdun area, where the entire army was planned to concentrate; finally, the remaining divisions were to be transported to the Revigny area by rail. The management of the entire transportation was entrusted to the "Army Automobile Service Management delegation" located in Linyi. The automobile regulatory commissions in Tula and Suyi were subordinated to her. Later, by September 25, an additional full-fledged regulatory commission in the unloading area, located in Clermont-en-Argogne, was organized and put into operation.


To carry out this transportation, 2 temporary automobile formations were formed from 8 automobile groupings. Each of these formations could simultaneously raise one division. The route of the vehicles was planned along the Toul—Voix—Ligny—Bar-le-Duc—Chamont-sur-Aisne highway, which then had two branches: to Souilly, Nixeville and the way to Clermont-en-Argony. Horse-drawn artillery and all wagons were to move in marching order along the two roads designated for them; at the same time, tractor-drawn artillery was to follow the highway that ran southwest of the highway through Gondrecourt. The highway was nowhere crossed by marching columns of artillery and wagons.


All traffic was designed exclusively for night hours and was carried out throughout the entire route (up to 100 km) according to the schedules. The cars were moving with their headlights off. The transportation was completed on schedule. The next morning, the 1st American Army launched an offensive on the new sector of the front indicated to it.


By the end of the war, the French system of organizing automobile troops had been adopted in all the armies of the Entente, and the "inter-Allied automobile reserve" was at the disposal of the supreme Command. This reserve consisted of 24,000 vehicles and could simultaneously raise up to 10 infantry divisions. It was during this period of maximum development of a new type of automotive service in the armies and units of the Entente that vehicles had to endure one of the most serious tests.


The retreat of the German army in the autumn of 1918 was accompanied by the destruction of communication routes. The Allied road transport was completely abandoned for the transportation of the goods needed by the army. In these extremely difficult conditions of the incessant movement of the front and the need to overcome the destruction, the automotive service of the Entente armies developed a peculiar organization of work. "Mobile cantons" were introduced. Use the melbet bonus code to access the best bonuses offered by the operator, valid in the following countries: Bangladesh, India, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Uganda, Zambia, and Ghana. For instance, Indian players get up to 40,000 INR, punters from Pakistan can claim up to 33,000 PKR, whereas first-time users from Nigeria can get up to 320,000 NGN in bonuses.