Military Traffic on the Continent During the War

Discussion in 'NW Europe' started by Slipdigit, Jan 24, 2015.

  1. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Old Hickory Recon

    I asked this question over at WW2F but could not get a definitive answer to satisfy me, so I trotted it over here so that y'all could have a look at it:

    How was traffic handled in NW Europe and Italy during the war?

    With the British driving one side and pretty much everyone else driving on the other, what was done to accommodate this variance?

    Did vehicles drive on the left in British controlled areas and on the right everywhere else? If so, how was the change over accomplished?

    I would think that since the roads were already laid out and signed for right-hand traffic, it would have been easier for the British forces to keep right.

    Anyone know for certain?
     
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    If I recollect correctly, US vehicles used on British roads carried the notice at the nearside rear of the vehicle," LHD No Hand Signals"
     
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    Has anyone done a serious book-length study of WWII traffic management? Traffic management--or mismanagement--often seems to have been a major factor in operations. I am thinking of Second Alamein, GOODWOOD, and MARKET-GARDEN, among other cases. Critics (including me) may chide this or that general for slowness, but what was actually involved? A single division had hundreds of vehicles, an army thousands, and drawing up the march tables and movement orders for this mass must have been a difficult and exhausting task even when breakthrough and pursuit were not involved.
     
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  17. Bernard85

    Bernard85 WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    good day owen.super moderators,today.10:40pmre:military traffic on the continent during the war,thank you owen for a great collection of photo's #12345678-11-14 16.they seem to be driving on tha right hand side.regards bernard85
     
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  20. Tom Canning

    Tom Canning WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    Jeff

    My licence informed me that I should "tear along the dotted line" so my Churchill Tank always drove down the centre of the highways as it was always clear

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