How did the majority of German infantry travel to USSR for Operation Barbarossa?

Answer 1

By train.Even though german propaganda praised the construction of german speedways and showed tanks rolling on them, they were
not intended to be used for military purposes.
The reason for this is a strategy called the "inner line" being used by
the german military that called for transportation in east-west direction which allowed fast movement of troops.Such transportation lines (railroads) already existed, the speedways were mainly built in north-south direction.

Bacchus : Operation Barbarossa was in WWII, not WWI.Though some horses were used, they were not the main means of transportation.This is not tobe confused with the condition the german army was in after Stalingrad, when they had lost most of their vehicles.
Besides, from Berlin (which is in the east already) to the middle of Poland is roughly 1000 km.A good unit can march maybe 50 km a day.Wouldn't have been much of a surprise attack, would it?

http://www.feldgrau.com/dreichsbahn.html

EDIT : OK, I must partly apologize.Apparently about 625000 horses were used ( along 600000 vehicles) in Operation Barbarossa.The following link says that one quarter of Wehrmacht was horse-drawn.So :Sorry, Bacchus

http://worldwar2database.com/html/barbarossa.htm

Answer 2

Despite the popular perception of the Wehrmacht as a highly mechanized armored army the reality was the majority of their infantry travelled on foot and their supporting units (artillery, supply etc.) were horse drawn. It is estimated that only about 20-25% of the army was mechanized. This was as true in 1945 as it was in 1939.

Answer 3

The first answer is accurate. If you need more information, look on amazon.com for Soldat. You can buy it used for less than two dollars and it is a firsthand account by a German Soldier who was in Operation Barbossa. The soldier's name is Siegfried Knappe. He was not a member of the Nazi party. He was just a soldier on the front lines.

Answer 4

On foot and horse. People do not realize that they were not a mechanized army. They used horse for a majority of transportation needs.
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