"Each country, after liberation, was expected to contribute supplies, facilities and services to the advancing armies. But what were the economic capacities of the freed nations? The enemy occupied them for four years, during which time Allied bombings, sabotage and resistance had added to destruction. Moreover, the countries were battlefields before occupation and during the liberation, which meant theat the fighting devastated crops and disturbed industries. A question is logical: When France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands were realease from German captivity, what were thier local procurement potentials?" -- Royce L. Thompson, Chapter 1-Depleted Resources of Liberated Nations, page 1-2.

Study dated 22 December 1954.

Depleted Resources of Liberated Nations -- Responsibilities for Local Procurement -- Preparations and Operations -- Fruits of Local Procurement-Vehicles, Railway, Equipment -- Fruits of Local Procurement-Weapons, Subsistence, Clothing -- Fruits of Local Procurement-Quartering of Troops, Construction, Communications, Medical, Purchases in Parisian Shops, Some Other Acquisitions -- Statistics on Supplies and Equipment -- Limited Success of Local Procurement -- The Contribution of Civilian Labor -- Conclusions -- Bibliography.