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Old 06-18-08, 01:19 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter
In the U.S.?

:hmm:

Cavalry units had pretty much been deemed obsolete by that time, and the rest of the world realised it during World War I with the invention of the tank and airplane.
The US army was actually one of the least dependent on horses after industry was mobilized for war. The premier army of the time, the Wehrmact is included. Infantry marching alongside horses carrying heavy weapons.

I am not talking about cavalry. Horses were the primary form of moving equipment.

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