The Army's transcontinental motor convoy set out from Washington, D.C., en route to Oakland, CA. There were a number of observers from other parts of the army, including LTCOL Eisenhower.
Ike wrote about it in a somewhat breezy book At Ease: Stories I tell to Friends.
A lot has been written that the Autobahn was Ike's inspiration for the Interstate Highway System. That may be true, in part, but I believe that the germ of Ike's push came from his trip with the 1919 convoy.
The Red Menace
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The trip made Eisenhower understand what the Autobahn was when he saw it.
Lessened learned in 1919 about light vs heavy trucks were well used in 1944-45.
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