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Although most Red Army tank units were equipped with Soviet-built tanks, their logistical support was provided by hundreds of thousands of U. S .- made trucks.

Indeed by 1945 nearly two-thirds of the truck strength of the Red Army was U. S .- built.

Trucks such as the Dodge 3 / 4 ton and Studebaker 2½ ton, were easily the best trucks available in their class on either side on the Eastern Front.

American shipments of telephone cable, aluminium, canned rations, and clothing were also critical.