During World War II, what was the food like for American troops?

American food was the best of all the belligerents in World War II.

Friends often hear that there are three kinds of American rations when watching World War II movies, namely C rations, K rations and D rations.

C combat rations developed from 1938. U.S. C combat rations are specially designed for troops under actual combat conditions without canteens.

It is required to be easy for individual soldiers to carry and meet the nutrition of three meals.

C combat rations are packed in six small tin cans and an accessory package.

Three tin cans are meat, which is called component M.

The other three tin cans are bread, called component B.

Six cans constitute a day's ration. In most cases, the rations of the U.S. C combat are cold meals. But it can also be eaten by heating.

There are many recipes for ingredient M: meat and beans, meat and vegetables, meat and macaroni, bacon, eggs and potatoes, meat and noodles.

Pork and rice, sausage and beans, pork and beans, bacon and Lima beans, chicken and vegetables.

These things are cooked, packed in tin cans, packed in wooden cases or cartons and transported to the front.

Logistics personnel combine according to different catering schemes when catering.

For example:

Combination scheme M 1 includes ham, eggs and potatoes, meat and beans, chicken and vegetables;

Combination M4 includes pork and beans, meat, macaroni, ham and Lima beans.

Component b also has many formulas: biscuits, mixed compressed cereal, sugar-coated peanuts or raisins, instant coffee, sucrose,

Instant lemon powder or orange powder, fruit candy, jam, cocoa powder and brown toffee.

Logistics personnel can add different ingredients according to different recipes when preparing meals.

take for example

The combination scheme of B 1 is: biscuits, compressed mixed cereal, coffee, sugar cubes and sugar-coated peanuts.

Combination B4 is the same as B 1, except that the sugar-coated peanuts are replaced by chocolate beans.

Put three cans of M 1 and three cans of B4 together to form C combat rations.

Of course, don't forget to distribute an accessory package.

There are nine high-grade cigarettes, water purification tablets, matches, toilet paper, chewing gum and can opener in the attachment bag.

Another type widely used by the US military during World War II was K field rations.

K rations were first adopted by the US Army from 1942, and paratroopers were the first troops to use K rations.

Early K rations were packed in brown cartons. Later, it was developed into a color carton.

The breakfast box is brown,

The lunch box is green,

The lunch box is blue.

This color difference makes it easy for soldiers to choose the kind of food they need.

K combat ration lunch box, which contains canned cheese, biscuits, candy, chewing gum, beverage powder, sugar, salt tablets, cigarettes and matches.

Can opener and wooden spoon.

K combat ration lunch box, which contains canned meat, biscuits, broth, candy, chewing gum, instant coffee powder, sugar and cigarettes.

Can opener, toilet paper and wooden spoon.

Another combat ration, D, was a very famous food in World War II. It has only one ingredient, chocolate candy.

D ration is a kind of high-calorie high-grade food. Because everyone likes chocolate,

The us military also regards d rationing as a good thing to boost morale. D The ration weight is124g, which is produced by Jose Company in Pennsylvania.

By the way, Jose is also the hometown of Captain Winters.

Jose tropical chocolate is a heat-resistant product developed by Jose company in 1943 according to military requirements.

Jose chocolate, with its irresistible taste, is popular all over the world in the war of extreme shortage of materials, and is the most popular food.

It has also become a symbol of American culture. There is a scene in the TV series "Brothers Company".

Webster of E Company gave chocolate to a Dutch child who had never tasted chocolate.

Jose produced 3 billion bars of chocolate at the end of World War II, and its production capacity peaked at 24 million bars per week.

German, Japanese and even British troops are particularly envious of American combat rations and cigarettes.

After the Normandy landing, many American troops were captured, took out combat rations, and ate and drank, which made the guarded Germans dizzy.

Because they haven't seen such good food for years.

The following table shows the distribution of prisoners of war in VIIIB prison camp in Lansdorf, Germany from April 65438, 2008 to April 65438, 2008 and June 65438, 2008:

These daily average rations are only 1794 calories.

Bread: 2300 grams

Potatoes: 3600 grams

Tea: 13g

Sugar:175g

Oats: 70 grams

Cheese: 78 grams

Jam: 25 grams

Margarine: 55g

Fat: 130g

Barley: 30 grams

Pickle:135g

Honey:150g

Sausage: 80 grams

Meat: 134g

Fish: 50g

Peas: 70 grams

Turnip (cabbage): 2700g

Total weight: 9795g