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c. The annr Systun !vas installed an tho continent
bopinning D plus 3 tu provido E bulk clistributicn systcn
durim tho initial poriod preceding tho capture of Chcrbiicrg
(0-1020). Facilities ~orcmstructcd ut Port en Uaasin
(T-70fk:) for unlahding soverol small tankcrs. Two six-inah
lines were providod for 1HT-80 gusolino and ane six-inch line
for aviation gasolino. Thoso pipolinos wore oxtondod to
dispensing points a t Etroham (T-7060), Caroritan (T-3000)
and La Forge (1-40GO).
d. Thu IIaior Syston (A.?pandix 15) miginatcd in
the Port of Chorbourg (0-1020) , with two six-inch IZT-80
psolino lines and ant six-inch aviation gasoline linc oxtonding
south through St. La (T-I+060) to Chslms-aurdI::monc
(Y-7050) . Frcr.i Chalons-su--lIarne, tr:n six-inch IIT-CO gasoline
lines axtendad to ThfanvilLo (U-8080),Fiancc, and irm
Thiclnvillc, ml? six-inch lino vias carriucl ccrms tho Ithinc
River inti; Germny, 8 total distzncc of t*ppro;rirwtoly 600
milos fron Chcrb;,ur&.
c.. The Narthern Systcn (Appendix15 ) startcd frm
tlis Port of Antwerp (U-7090), l?dciu;%. Ona eix-inch and
t-ro fourrinch MT-eO gasolina lines and tvc four-inch
ovitition gasolino lines war@ constructod to Ihastricht ~
(IC-5552), Hollmd. Tho three NT-00 gasolino lincs were
ccntiiiucd northooutward Trr.:.: i:c.astricht und acr3ss tho
Rhino RivGr to llescl (h-Z2l,.l],Gar~mny. Tho linear distanco
from fsitrrer? to :.:cso~ 5s lea nilcs.15
Tho St~JUthOrn SyStGrl arigintstod at lItw3cillCS
(T-'l+010), Frcincc;, kind was built ta sup9mt tho 6t:i Array
Group. Prom Karsoillos, one six-inch and i!no fcrur-inch lirio
was built narthard to La Porco (P-4080)ncur SfiarburE,
Oorr:ony. Iror:iLa FmcQ throe fsur-inch lines irere continuod
ticrass tho Rhinu at Frmknthal (Ii-l+505), Gcrany.
Tho linear diatoncc was 620 nilos. Tho systm consistcd
of 1,507 milos nf pipclinc, und tronsnittod 569,000,000
pallms of motor i;nd. sviotion gasiilinc Up to 15 Soptenbcr
i94.5 15
p. In additian t o thwc no.jor PipClinG SyStCI&s,
thoro wcre nuiorous smull pipclinc GpOratiaS on Chc corttincnt,
such os tho Rhino Rivor pipclinc crossing, Kehlon
fL-Oht(2) to Konigswintor (F-6232). IIorr~,gasi!lino was roceivod
by rail tank cars at lbhlon and pmped across tho
rlvor to o truck filling insto1lotion"iin tho autobahn
northueet of Konicswintor. This rclievcd tho Rcmgon
(1-4432) ontoon bridgos of o oansidcrablo sncunt of truck
traPric.d Thcrd -.&?re 3,600 xlllos i.rf pipollns laid ts thc
asst side of tho Rhihe Rivor up to cessation of hostilitics,
with a total capacity of l50,OOO barrels per day.15
h. Tank ctus wora usod ti, heul bulk easolinc
frmi soaport m6 pipolino tarninals to 3amunications Zone
ant! army' &canti= points, m for trnnsiar to tank t.rucko.21
Tank truoks hauled gasoline from bulk storoga tanks, aipoline
terrdnals, ana r.Jil tank cLm ta Comiunications Zone
or amy{ decanting points ilr fillin(F stations. Approxluatoly
3,000 rail tank cars and 1,055 tan!< truoks with a asaacity
of 2,000 or 750 gallons each wero us0d.~7
215. hocounting.