It is far from enough to keep soldiers warm on their bodies and feet. You need to provide enough food to compensate soldiers for their consumption on the battlefield.

In the just-concluded European War, the German army was always in the position of attack and took the initiative in the battlefield. Not only did they have enough time to prepare for combat, but they could also reasonably arrange the soldiers' rest time.

Once the attack begins, the German army will continue to maneuver on the battlefield. The German soldiers consume a lot of physical strength. In order to achieve the effect of blitzkrieg, the German army must maintain a high-intensity offensive rhythm and not let the opponent have any chance to breathe. Similarly, their soldiers will not have time to rest.

During this period, German soldiers could only eat the dry food they carried with them, usually canned marinated meat and rusks that were conveniently preserved, and some cheese and margarine were also served. If you are lucky, you might even get a bottle of jam. For German soldiers, this is a hearty battlefield meal.

When it comes to the German canned meat, the absolute main force in the "iron ration", looks a bit similar to the famous canned corned beef in Britain. It is actually a mixed meat sauce with salt and fat. No one wants to know what this thing is made of, but the taste is still in the mouth.

In addition to the large amount of food, there is no highlight. In fact, all the European armies and battlefield foods are the same bad these days. The French Army distributed small pieces of bacon and bread, as well as canned sardines and meat. If the logistics line is unobstructed, there will be some beer and wine. But most of the time, the soldiers only get bread and bacon.

The British Army is not much better. Standard battlefield rations are canned hard biscuits that can be used to grind teeth and canned corned beef that lasts for thousands of years. Usually, they will be given a few ounces of tea and cheese, jam, butter, and unmovable rum.

At this time, no systematic military rations appeared. The armies of various countries purchased food locally or subcontracted it to private food merchants. German troops often ate whatever they got when they got the logistics, but they were not very picky about food.

Historically, there was no quality problem with the food supply of the German army on the Eastern Front. The German logistics procurement units were quite concerned about the food distribution of the troops. The problem was that many materials sent from China were stuck in the warehouses of military stations at all levels and were not sent to the front-line soldiers in time.

This was mainly the responsibility of the German logistics dispatch department. In the middle of the war, the German transport capacity began to become seriously insufficient. The dispatchers were forced to choose between transporting ammunition or food supplies to the front, while the officers of the headquarters often chose the former one.

So when the Soviet army launched a counterattack, the food and supplies were almost piled up in the German logistics warehouse, including many high-quality ingredients looted from Europe. Therefore, all of these seized became weapons for the Soviet side to launch psychological warfare. They claimed that German logistics officers colluded with senior generals and deliberately accumulated these foods and used them to do business on the black market. As a result, many German soldiers really believed it, and their resistance to officers' orders began to spread.

Let’s look at what good things Xu Jun prepared for his soldiers. Military canned food is indispensable. The original canned meat sauce of the German army is actually pretty good. Just adjust the ingredients and taste a little, so there is no need to develop any Spam on purpose.

The main problem is how to heat it. All cans will be frozen like stones in the snow and ice. Historically, soldiers would use "Esbert", the famous "pocket stove" to heat cans. This is a mini folding stove. "Esbert" is the manufacturer's brand. This stove is only the size of an ordinary person's palm. After it is unfolded, it needs to be used with solid alcohol blocks carried with the stove, just like the one ordered under a dry pot in a modern restaurant. Because it will not emit smoke when burning, it is very suitable for use in battle.

However, the fire head of this kind of fire is still a little smaller and not very windproof. So the German army also equipped a small gasifier, which is similar to the German gas mask tank, and can use all the fuel distributed by the German army. This was originally imitated in Sweden's civilian stove. After modification, it became a military-level heater. It can heat the hot food for one shift at a time. Because of its weight and volume, it is only distributed to the shift level. Unlike the pocket stove above, it can be used to have one person.

As mentioned in the previous article, Xu Jun equipped the troops with chemical heating bags to heat field foods. However, in outdoor environments where the temperature is below minus 20 degrees Celsius, the heat generated by the heating bag is obviously not enough and must be heated with an open flame.

So Xu Jun created a canned solid alcohol and a matching folding stove. It looked like an ordinary round can. After opening the lid, you only need a match to light it. You can use the attached rack, or even build a few pieces of gravel or bricks. Even if there is nothing, you can build a bracket with soil. Then you can heat anything you want to heat on it. A 200 grams of fuel can last for about an hour. There are three types of cans: fifty grams, one hundred grams, and two hundred grams. Soldiers can choose one to carry according to their needs.

However, during the battle, there may not be time for soldiers to set fire to heat up the food, so they could only eat their own military rations. So the head of state developed a high-calorie food, which he called the food with chocolate as the main raw material "energy bar".

This is a stick-shaped food mixed with cocoa butter, butter, caramel, glucose, vitamins, wheat flour and salt. One can provide about a thousand calories. Two cans are enough to supplement the soldiers' consumption in a high-intensity battle.

However, this is just a supplement to calories. Emergency food cannot be used as conventional food. Only after obtaining the officer's permission can soldiers tear open the seal of the iron packaging box outside and take out this "energy rod" to eat. One packaging box contains four energy rods. After eating, the iron packaging box does not need to be discarded. Soldiers can use it as a waterproof container, or they can be recycled and reused.

The head of state also developed a batch of instant soup ingredients, which mixed various seasonings, wheat flour, egg powder and dehydrated vegetables into block solids. Six pieces of soup ingredients are in a group and put in a paper box lined with oil paper. After only putting them in boiling water and stirring, a cup of delicious hot soup can be brewed to replenish the salt and sugar needed by the body, and at the same time bring pleasant enjoyment to the soldiers and comfort the soul traumatized by the war.

The German army purchased a batch of new canned foods, such as Italian oil-soaked anchovies, which were very popular among soldiers. At the same time, it was also praised by Italian special spice marinated belly. They were chopped and placed in canned foods. Each can weigh 150 grams. The soldiers of the experimental team found that this kind of meat was very suitable for eating in slices of bread.

When agriculture in Europe begins to resume production, it is expected that the German army's food level will be further improved. Under the leadership of a food leader, we can believe that sooner or later the German army's food will make American soldiers jealous.

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