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Allied logistics in the Southern France campaign

 * Nominator(s): Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:56, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

Many years ago I gathered a mass of material in both English and French on the World War II campaign in southern France, but never got to work on it owing to my loss of admin status. However, I have used it here to create another article in a series on Allied logistics in the campaigns in north west Europe during World War II. The campaign in southern France has not attracted as much attention as those in the north, and its volume in the Green Books series was not published until 1993, over twenty years after than the last of those about the campaigns in northern France (by a historian who had already completed a volume in the Vietnam series). The article was fairly well received when it appeared on the front page at DYK back in March, and has since passed GA and A class reviews. Hawkeye7  (discuss)  01:56, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

Comments by Wehwalt
Hi, I was wondering if you felt in a position to either support or oppose this nomination? Obviously, neither is obligatory. Thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 00:49, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "civil affairs food supplies had to be given additional priority" I'm not quite clear what civil affairs food supplies are.
 * Changed to "food supplies for the civilian population". Linked civil affairs. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:30, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
 * "The October fighting demonstrated that the German propensity for hard fighting had not been underestimated," can the double use of "fighting"be avoided?
 * Changed the first to "battles". Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:30, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
 * "The prospect of an Allied invasion of southern France was considered at the Trident Conference in May 1943" what does "the prospect of" add? I'd cut it unless there's some nuance I'm missing.
 * Changed as suggested. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:30, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
 * " Tehran Conference"/" Tehran conference" Which?
 * Captalised, matching its article. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:30, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
 * More soon.--Wehwalt (talk) 14:16, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
 * " that had stockpiled for Anvil" I would add a "been" before stockpiled.
 * Correct. Added. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:56, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * " In addition to the Allied troops, Italian prisoners of war (POWs) of which around 20,000 would arrive in southern France by the end of September.[25]" Verb missing?
 * Re-worded. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:56, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * The French ships participating created a resupply problem; only 191 rounds of high-capacity ammunition available for its 13.4-inch (340 mm) guns of the French battleship Lorraine.[50]" A "was" seems needed somewhere after the colon.
 * Re-worded. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:56, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "and some vehicles drowned " do vehicles drown? Possibly "sank"?
 * Yes, they do. If you drive a vehicle into water, it may foul the engine and electrical systems, which will cause the vehicle to stop. Here in Australia a lot of roads go straight across creek beds, since they don't usually have any water in them. Instead they have a big ruler next to it to tell you how deep the water is. See 15 ways to avoid drowning your 4WD Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:56, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "and a drydock No. 1 was cleared instead." I'm not sure why you need an "a" here.
 * Deleted. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:56, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Civil affairs is linked twice in close succession.
 * Unlinked. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:56, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "The latter was given priority although it was much steeper, limiting capacity to 125 long tons (127 t) per train, and subject to flooding and to deep snows in the winter, because it was less badly damaged." I might move "because it was less badly damaged"to the start of the sentence.
 * Good idea. Done. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:56, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "bids were taken for movement of freight by rail." It's unclear what this means. Bids from private French contractors?
 * Uh no. From the commands and agencies wanting their supplies delivered. Added this. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:56, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * The term POL seems to be used several times before you define it.
 * Such a common term. Defined on first use.  Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:56, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "Two trains arrived each day that were unloaded roller conveyors that allowed twelve cars to be unloaded simultaneously. " This seems a bit muddled.
 * Added missing word. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:56, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * That's it.--Wehwalt (talk) 20:59, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Support Looks good.--Wehwalt (talk) 01:03, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

Image review

 * I will take it on faith that images that are stated to have been taken by a service member in fact were, given the unlikelihood that there were private photographers present.
 * This states it was created by the Imperial War Museum. This was surely not the case?
 * It says "Author Tanner (Capt), War Office official photographer" Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:43, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * This has a creation date listed of 2015.
 * Changed to "late 1943 or early 1944" Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:43, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * On this, perhaps it could be stressed which D-Day is being referred to.
 * Changed to "15 August 1944". I think I just pasted the original caption. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:43, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * For the maps taken from The Corps of Engineers: The War Against Germany, one gives a date of 1993, the other 1 January 1993.
 * They both say "1993". Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:43, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * On this, is 1 January 1944 an accurate date?
 * It just says "1944". Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:43, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * That's it.--Wehwalt (talk) 15:44, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Something odd going on here. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:43, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I looked at the image pages at Commons.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:52, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

Comments from Harry

 * Plans for Anvil called for landing 151,151 personnel and 19,271 vehicles on the first day. In the first 45 days, 478,931 personnel and 74,386 vehicles would be landed I'm curious about the precision here. Did someone arrive at the conclusion that 74,387 would be too many but 74,385 would be too few? And do we need that level of precision in an encyclopaedia article? Personally, I think the reader might find it a little dense but I guess it's a matter of personal preference.
 * Here's how it is done: Each type of unit has a Table of Organisation and Equipment (TOE). These are numbered (eg. 7-15 - infantry battalion). The TOE specifies how many personnel, what equipment and how many vehicles it has. It also lists the weight and shipping space it requires. Then you take the troop list and the manual of TOEs and add them up. You wind up with very specific figures. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * As to why I prefer to do things this way: years of trying to paraphrase others, particularly the Australian Dictionary of Biography, have led me to prefer the most detailed figures and dates, which provides maximum flexibility to anyone trying to paraphrase the Wikipedia. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Each day five units of fire would arrive What's a unit of fire?
 * The explanation immediately follows: "This was a somewhat arbitrary measurement for accounting purposes, and was different for each type of ammunition. It was 60 rounds for the M1 carbine, 150 for the M1 Garand rifle, 750 for the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) and 900 for the M1919 Browning machine gun." Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * by the end of June some forty logistical units believe that should be 40 (in numerals) per MOS:NUMERAL
 * WP:NUMERAL: "Integers greater than nine expressible in one or two words may be expressed either in numerals or in words" Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Reserves of ammunition for American ships was → reserves were or ammunition was
 * Corrected. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * with its cargo set to Camel Red → sent?
 * Well spotted. Corrected. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * had caused ammunition to be loaded on top not sure "cause" is the verb I'd use for what was a human decision with a seemingly sound rationale
 * Re-worded to "in the expectation that there would be heavy fighting, ammunition was loaded on top" Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * According to the plan newly-arrived service units needs a comma after "plan"
 * Deleted "According to the plan". Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 *  flew out from the UK to Italy via Gibraltar and Marrakesh was the circuitous route to avoid overflying enemy territory or because of the capabilities of the aircraft? Or some other reason?
 * Yes. Added: "to avoid overflying German-occupied France and neutral Spain" Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * So that each glider would a pilot and a copilot missing word?
 * Yes. Added: "have". Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * newly-arrived units no need for a hyphen with -ly adverbs
 * Removed per MOS:HYPHEN: Avoid using a hyphen after a standard -ly adverb Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Captain Carl W. Bills, an Oklahoma oil man who, despite his lowly military rank, became the technical supervisor of the pipeline system is £depsite his lowly rank" from the source? It sounds like editorialising in Wikipedia's voice.
 * Deleted. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * The expectation that there would be heavy fighting had caused ammunition to be loaded on ships on top of rations You mention this further up, almost word for word.
 * Re-worded. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * The 3rd Infantry Division, limited expenditure not sure that comma is supposed to be there? Also, you've given the full name in the previous sentence; "the division" would probably suffice.
 * Changed as suggested. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * what was actually shipped did not always coincided with what "actually" is almost always redundant, and is "coincided" a typo?
 * Yes. Changed as suggested. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Ammunition expenditures in November were high, with Seventh Army's 648 105 mm howitzers firing as tempting as it is, using ", with" like that should be avoided in professional-quality prose
 * Re-worded. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 2,684 M1911}} .45-caliber pistols looks like you held the shift key down too long!
 * This keyboard is a bit "sticky". Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * The Allied planners could be faulted by whom? Without attribution, that sounds like an editorial statement in Wikipedia's voice.
 * Clarke and Dworak. Re-worded. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

Overall excellent, as always, just a few minor quibbles but I'm sure nothing that you won't be able to address easily. HJ Mitchell &#124; Penny for your thoughts? 19:32, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for taking the time to provide a review. This is much appreciated. I think I have addressed all the issues. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the explanation on TOEs; you learn something new every day! All my concerns (which were minor to begin with) have been addressed so I'm happy to support. HJ Mitchell &#124; Penny for your thoughts? 21:24, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

Comments Support by Zawed
Lead
 * In the lead, suggest making it explicit that it was the Seventh Army that landed on 15 August and also rewording so that the two dates don't end/start together.
 * Done. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  11:19, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Also suggest swapping the order of the final two sentences of the lead so that the are chronological.
 * Done. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  11:19, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

Planning
 * Wilson's AFHQ: suggest writing out AFHQ. I know what the HQ is but not sure about AF...Advanced Field?
 * Allied Force Headquarters. ASdded, with link. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  11:19, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Giens and Cap Benat... link these?
 * Linked the former; no article on the latter unfortunately. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  11:19, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * These were remedied in March 1944 with the arrival of Lieutenant General Alexander Patch. "These" being multiple vacancies so presumably it was some of his staff that also helped remedy these, not just him in isolation.
 * Added a bit about this. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  11:19, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

Base 901
 * ...and to that end a list of the required logistical units was drawn up, but although a list of the required units was drawn up,... something wrong here
 * Re-worded to remove the repetition. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  11:19, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Fourth paragraph, there is repeated usage of "only when" in successive sentences in the middle portion.
 * Re-word to make it read smoother. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  11:19, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Base 901 was assigned to Coastal Base Section unless I missed, this is where the abbreviation CBS should be introduced.
 * Added. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  11:19, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Suggest working in at some point in the last paragraph the renaming of Anvil to Dragoon, to prepare the reader for the transition to Dragoon in the following section.
 * The article says: "The Combined Chiefs of Staff changed the operation's codename to Dragoon on 1 August." Hawkeye7   (discuss)  11:19, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

More to come. Zawed (talk) 08:48, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

Assault: seaborne
 * This allowed the Seventh Army and Beach Control Group to... previous mention of the Beach Control Group is in lower case; the singular form is also confusing as there are multiple beach control groups.
 * Corrected. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  11:19, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * The Beach Control Group assumed overall responsibility for the operation the beaches... something missing here, maybe of after operation?
 * Added. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  11:19, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Although the ships were combat loaded... the use of "Although" doesn't seem right as I would expect ammunition to be loaded up top to be disembarked first? Perhaps "Because"?
 * Tweaked wording. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  11:19, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * The Coastal Base Section assumed responsibility use abbreviation and elsewhere in the following sections?
 * Abbreviated some occurrences. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  11:19, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

Ports: Port-de-Bouc
 * 9 wounded on Tackle. Tackle was towed to Toulon... to avoid the back to back usage of Tackle, suggest: "9 wounded on Tackle. Towed to Toulon, Tackle's crew and salvage...}}
 * Concatenated sentences to avoid repetition. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  11:19, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

Supply and services: POL
 * to just north of Avignon. From the 701st Engineer... I think possibly a missing word after "From"; perhaps "here"?
 * Added missing word. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  11:19, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

That's my review done. I also made a few edits to the article as I went through to correct what I felt were obvious typos/grammar issues rather than raise them here. Zawed (talk) 09:52, 13 October 2021 (UTC)


 * I think I have addressed all your points. Thanks for the review! Hawkeye7   (discuss)  11:19, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Looks good, am happy to support. Cheers, Zawed (talk) 02:46, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

Source review - pass
Will do soon. Hog Farm Talk 13:32, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

As noted at WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Allied logistics in the Southern France campaign, Young is published by a weaker publisher but looks fine per WP:SPS Sources looks reliable enough for what they are citing Formatting is acceptable. Source review is passed; spot checks not done. Hog Farm Talk 16:05, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

Comments Support by Pendright
Lead:
 * On 12 September, the US Seventh Army made contact with Allied forces which had landed in Normandy earlier that year as part of Operation Overlord.
 * "that" had landed "at" Normandy
 * Changed "which" to "that". Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * The unexpectedly rapid Allied advance was the principal cause of logistical problems, although a theater-wide shortage of service units and an unanticipated dearth of French civilian labor also contributed.
 * "death" of French civilian labor -> Giving death its ordinary meaning, its use here seems out of place
 * "Dearth" is correct; see dearth. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

Background:
 * Additional assault shipping Eisenhower required for Overlord was sent from the Mediterranean.[6]
 * Think about beginning the sentence with the definite article and inserting that between shipping and Eiesemnhower
 * Thought about it. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * In April, the British chiefs suddenly announced that they were in favor of Anvil after all, to which the Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet, Admiral Ernest King replied that his offer to withdraw ships from the Pacific was still good.[9]
 * Did King deliver on his promise?
 * Yes. Added a bit about this. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

Planning:
 * All were far from perfect, being separated by cliffs and rock outcrops, backed by dominating high ground, and possessing only restricted entries and exits.[16]
 * All "what" were far from perfect?
 * I thought it was obvious, but added. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Drop the comma after ground
 * Oxford comma. Retained for clarity. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * The departure of Lieutenant General George S. Patton for the United Kingdom along with key members of the staff left numerous vacancies at Seventh Army headquarters.
 * Add the definte article between at and Seventh Army
 * I think it reads better without. Hawkeye7   (discuss)
 * the staff -> was it "his" staff?
 * the staff from Seventh Army's point of view. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * By 1 August, 162 personnel were assigned to the Coastal Base Section headquarters, and 532 to the 21st Port, although some were still serving with their former units.[24]
 * Drop the comma after headquarters
 * Dropped. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Of these, 43,406 would come from North Africa, 24,015 from Italy[,] and 4,989 from Corsica; 55,772 would be American and 16,638 French.
 * The sentence refers to three countries and two nationalities?
 * Three geographic regions. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * They were organized into Italian Service Units of 250 men and commanded by Italian officers and non-commissioned officers.
 * non-commissioned -> noncommissioned
 * Removed hyphen. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * The logistics plan provided for five days' supply of Class I (subsistence) and III (petrol, oil and lubricants) every three days, thus building up reserves by two days every three. For Class V (ammunition), the troops would land with five units of fire.[29]
 * petrol -> gasoline
 * Changed to POL. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

Base 901 Mounting
 * Requests for equipment from US sources was frequently denied because the items were unobtainable, or because the War Department deemed them non-essential, or simply because the French failed to submit the required paperwork in a timely manner.[38]
 * was -> were
 * Corrected. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * non-essential -> nonessential
 * Removed hyphen. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Reserves of ammunition for American ships were carried by the ammunition ships USS Nitro, which came from the United Kingdom, and Mount Baker, which sailed from the United States.
 * Change were to was and amunition ships to ship
 * Two ships. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "which came from the United Kingdom, and Mount Baker, which sailed from the United States"? -> Think about rephrasing this

Seaborne:
 * A sand bar at Alpha Yellow caused LSTs to beach prematurely, and some vehicles drowned before a ponton causeway was erected.
 * sand bar -> sandbar
 * Changed. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * some, many, or a few LSTs were beached?
 * Some. Added. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * some vehicles drowened -> submereged seems more apt?
 * That is not the same thing. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Motor cranes, A-frames mounted on DUKWs and 6x6 trucks with Quickway cranes were then used to lift the cargo onto trucks, which took it to a dump where it was unloaded using a crane.
 * dump -> dump site
 * "Dump" is correct. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * There was a general shortage of cargo nets owing to too many ships being unloaded at once, too few trucks to move the cargo to the dumps, and insufficient personnel to unload the cargo at the dump sites.[58]
 * owning to -> because of (meaning the same thing) drops a to
 * "Owing" is correct. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Dump sites were selected before the landing from aerial photographs based on their accessibility to road and rail transport, and the area available for storage facilities, but when reconnaissance teams surveyed the dump area after the landing, large numbers of land mines were discovered, which had to be removed before the area could be used for storage.
 * This could be a good introductory to dump sites?
 * landing and area references should be plural?
 * Re-worded. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Could drop the comma after transport?
 * Oxford comma. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Since the dump sites are not definite, I wonder about the use of the?
 * Some of the dump areas were found to become swampy after rain, and had to be moved to higher and drier ground, which often lacked the access to transport.[58]
 * Also introductory?
 * Between 15 August and 8 September 265,939 long tons (270,206 t) of supplies and 46,505 vehicles were landed over the beaches.
 * over or "on?
 * "Over" is correct. "On" would mean that they were dumped there, which was not the case. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * About 33,000 POWs and 6,200 casualties were evacuated.[58]
 * This does mpt transistion well?
 * Not sure what you are asking here. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
 * By 14 September the beach dumps held 11,740 long tons (11,930 t) of subsistence, 8,821 long tons (8,963 t) of petrol, oil and lubricants (POL), and 58,488 long tons (59,427 t) of ammunition. Another 10,252 long tons (10,417 t) of POL were held at Marseille and Port de Bouc.[26]
 * petrol -> gasoline
 * Changed to "POL", now that it is defined earlier. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

Airborne: Pause here - back soon! Pendright (talk) 22:58, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Within 48 hours all the airborne objectives had been taken and the airborne forces had linked up with the seaborne ones.[63]
 * objectives had been "taken" -> why not met or achieved?
 * "Taken" is correct. It means that they have been captured. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  01:19, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

Base organization:
 * An advance echelon of SOS NATOUSA was organized in Italy and arrived at Dijon on 12 September to control both the Delta Base Section and CONAD.[75]
 * to "take or assume" control "of"
 * Fine as it is. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  05:49, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Marseille:
 * He opposed the Navy's plan to rehabilitate both and Toulon, and recommended that efforts be concentrated on the former.
 * Something seems missing in the frst clause?
 * Looks like somebody has already fixed this one. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  05:49, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Add a subject to the last clause or drop the comma after Toulon
 * Added additional pronoun. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  05:49, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Harbor clearance was undertaken by two groups from the US Navy, each consisting of about 10 officers and 100 other ranks, and two smaller groups from the British Royal Navy.
 * "and 100 other ranks" -> enlisted men in the US Navy donot hold ranks, they hold rates?
 * Source says "enlisted men"; changed to that. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  05:49, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Another 18 arrived in October.
 * Needs a subject
 * Not really, but added "barges". Hawkeye7   (discuss)  05:49, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
 * The project was set back when one of the four large tugs used to tow the barges between Naples and Marseille capsized and sank.[85]
 * set back -> setback
 * "set back" is correct; "setback" is a noun. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  05:49, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Port-de-Bouc:
 * The capacity of the port was small compared to Marseille, with a pre-war capacity of 7,000 long tons (7,100 t) of cargo, but German demolitions were not as extensive.
 * pre-war ->prewar
 * Deleted hyphen. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  05:49, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Toulon:
 * A large swing bridge that had been collapsed had to be cut up to remove it from the channel and provide access to the berths in the inner basins.[96]
 * cut up -> cut-up
 * "cut up" is correct; "cut-up" would be an adjective. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  05:49, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Tonnage unloaded through the ports southern France increased from 174,500 long tons (177,300 t) in August to 326,813 long tons (332,057 t) in September, 524,894 long tons (533,317 t) in October, and 547,602 long tons (556,389 t) in November.[97]
 * Insert the word "of" between ports & southern Franc
 * Added. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  05:49, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Railways:
 * "railway" is British English and "railroad" is American English, although they mean the same thing.
 * Why British English for this section?
 * The US Army always uses "railway". Hawkeye7   (discuss)  05:49, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Inland waterways:
 * Plans were made to remove the obstructions by 8 November,[107] but plans to use the Rhône were abandoned owing to a shortage of suitable tugs for use on its swift-flowing and relatively shallow waters.[113]
 * waters -> There is no plural form for water in Americn English
 * Not according to the sources or the wiktionary. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  05:49, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Subsistence:
 * The 178th Bakery Company established itself in Épinal on 2 October, and the 108th joined it there between 19 and 23 October, while the 7553rd (Italian) Bakery Company moved in to Vesoul.
 * in to -> into
 * "in to" is correct here. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  05:49, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Medical services:
 * The 52nd 56th and 58th Medical Battalions landed on 15 August to supplement the organic medical units of the divisions.[132]
 * Insert a comma after 52nd
 * Added. Hawkeye7   (discuss)

Finished - Pendright (talk) 03:26, 20 October 2021 (UTC)


 * All points addressed. Hawkeye7   (discuss)  05:49, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Supporting - Pendright (talk) 11:55, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Gog the Mild (talk) 22:29, 20 October 2021 (UTC)