From the Free Library.
Operation Faust was the "massive ground delivery of food" to the Dutch population at the end of World War II in Europe. It went along with Operations Manna and Chowhound.
Trucks of the RCASC (Royal Canadian Army Service Corps) were used starting 2 May 1945 and by May 3, there were 30 vehicles crossing the truce lines every 30 minutes. Twelve transport platoons (8 Canadian and 4 British) were involved with 360 vehicles delivering 1000 tons of supplies each day until May 10.
This food was delivered to a roadside dump in "No man's Land" between the towns of Wageningen and Rhenen. Sadly, the actual distribution of the food did not begin until May 10th.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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