Red Ball Express

Red Ball Express
   The Red Ball Express was the code name given to the supply route than ran from Cherbourg on the French coast to frontline U.S. troops between 25 August and 16 November 1944 following the breakout from Normandy after D-Day. Approximately 6,000 trucks were used to move more than 12,000 tons of supplies daily to enable the Allied advance to continue. Many of the truck drivers were African American servicemen.

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