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Thread: German field kitchens of the Second World War
Part Two: Caloric Intake and Diet
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Part Two: Caloric Intake and Diet
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During the interwar period German scientists and agronomists placed a particular emphasis on a soldiers caloric intake. The food shortages of the first world war and the sharp decline in morale that followed was a lesson that pre-war planners were determined to learn from. 2/18
The German soldier of the second world war would have a high calorie-high protein diet. Frontline soldiers were given highest priority and were to have about 3.75 lbs of food...or 4500 calories per day. This does not include any combat rations (future thread). 3/18
Thread: German Field Kitchens of the Second World War
Part One: The Field Kitchen( Feldküche) 1/17
Part One: The Field Kitchen( Feldküche) 1/17
The Hf 11/13 and Hf 12/14 field kitchens were the workhorses of the German armed forces during world war two. The larger of the two models could feed up to 225 soldiers on a daily basis...and the smaller up to 125 soldiers per day. Both were engineered for maximum efficiency. 2
The field kitchens would be transported to the various fronts a number of different ways. Initially a train would be required for most of the journey. From each staging point or supply depot the kitchens could be transported by vehicle or towed by horseback. 3
