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Logistics Matters and the U.S. Army in Occupied Germany, 1945-1949

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  1. Lee Kruger

    1. Leavenworth, USA

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  • Investigates the role of the U.S. Army in German territory following the Nazi regime

  • Highlights the logistical support needed for the mission to secure German borders

  • Develops our understanding of the U.S. Army's role in Europe following the Second World War

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxix
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  2. Roots of the Post-Second World War Logistics Challenges in Occupied Germany

    • Lee Kruger
    Pages 1-27

  3. US Strategic Planning for the Occupation of Germany

    • Lee Kruger
    Pages 29-73

  4. US Army Organizations and Missions in Occupied Germany

    • Lee Kruger
    Pages 75-104

  5. Support the Military Forces, Their Families and the Local Populations

    • Lee Kruger
    Pages 105-188

  6. Logistics, the Bridge to Cultural Exchange: Bratwurst vs Burger

    • Lee Kruger
    Pages 189-252

  7. Conclusions: We Are in Country for the Long Haul

    • Lee Kruger
    Pages 253-260

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 261-290
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About this book

This book examines the U. S. Army’s presence in Germany after the Nazi regime’s capitulation in May 1945. This presence required the pursuit of two stated missions: to secure German borders, and to establish an occupation government within the assigned U.S. zone and sector of Berlin.  Both missions required logistics support, a critical aspect often understated in existing scholarship.  The security mission, covered by the combat troops, declined between 1945 and 1948, but grew again with the Berlin Blockade/Airlift in 1948, and then again with the Korean crisis in 1950.  The logistics mission grew exponentially to support this security mission, as the U.S. Army was the only U.S. Government agency possessing the ability and resources to initially support the occupation mission in Germany. The build-up of ‘Little Americas’ during the occupation years stood forward-deployed U.S. military forces in Europe in good stead over the ensuing decades.

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“Kruger has written a very welcome study on a topic that was of enormous importance in early post-war German and European history. ... Kruger’s book is a welcome addition to the still growing body of literature on the Allied occupation of Germany; as such it is essential reading to those studying this fascinating period in European history.” (Martijn Lak, European History Quarterly, Vol. 48 (1), 2018)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Leavenworth, USA

    Lee Kruger

About the author

Lee Kruger returned to academia after retiring from the US Army following over thirty years of military service, with almost twenty of those years in Europe (primarily Germany), having served as a Foreign Area Officer and logistician.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Logistics Matters and the U.S. Army in Occupied Germany, 1945-1949

  • Authors: Lee Kruger

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-38836-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s) 2017

  • License: CC BY

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38835-9Published: 05 December 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81759-0Published: 06 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-38836-6Published: 23 November 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXIX, 290

  • Topics: History of Modern Europe, US History, History of Military

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