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Heinz, Fascinating remembrance! I suspect that there is more truth in what your Grandfather told you than you might think....

There are many accounts of the suffering horses experienced in both WW1 and WW2. The Germans used thousands of them in both conflicts.

When Hitler threatned to invade Great Britain by Sea it was projected that the German forces would bring 60,000 horses with them.Of course, had he done so it would have resulted in catastrophic losses. The Germans had only scraped together barges to use that would have been towed by tugs. Nothing like the U.S. capabilities for beach landings. Even in 1940 the Germans relied heavily on horses to draw ammunition carts and artillery. Jerry Burney