5/28/2023 0 Comments Aftermath of ww1![]() Novemwas a Monday - the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, when the armistice that halted fighting in World War 1 was signed in ceremony in a Paris train station. inventory, the more money could be saved. Thus, the quicker they could be transferred out of the U.S. ![]() Still, animals were a commodity, they were no longer needed, and worse still, they ate and required daily care. After a few more hard weeks, their conditions began to improve rapidly. They were no longer being overworked, but neither were they any longer the most valuable item of supply in the entire army. A quartermaster officer's humorous but factual account of "A Hurry Job and It's Handling"will bring memories back for anyone who has served in the armed forces.Īs soon as the armistice was signed, the situation with animals began to reverse. And it certainly could not look war worn - after all, this was a victorious force that people were seeing! Add in paint, horseshoes, clippers, and underwear. August 1919? September? With about three weeks notice, it fell to a reserve officer in the Quartermaster Corps to pull together all the uniforms, wagons, horses, mules, saddles, sabers, and other paraphernalia needed to outfit the troopers. The only trouble was, nobody knew exactly when. This time was The Lighter Sideof the entire wartime experience.īack home, a victory parade down Fifth Avenue in New York City was In the offing. They staged horse shows and riding contests, as well as using the time to improve the horsemanship skills of the average trooper. The Quartermaster's Corps had contests for best turned out team and wagon, while the cavalry units (finally) had the opportunity to ride their horses. They found time to have fun, and some of that time was spent on horse events. ![]() It was costing huge amounts of money to feed them, and so as soon as they were no longer needed, they were sold - Left Behind, to new lives that might or might not be kind.įor the rest, animals and the men waiting to go home, perhaps occupying Germany, life out of the battle zone was a distinct relief. There was really no thought to bringing the animals back across the ocean. Some animals were still needed, because troops were sent to Germany to occupy that country and prevent further military action, and their animals continued to work alongside them. Just as it had taken over a year to build to these numbers, it would take many months to get the men home. When the Armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, there were hundreds of thousands of American men and animals in Europe.
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