During World War II, the United States faced a logistical challenge in supplying its troops on the Western Front. After the Normandy landings and breakout, two possible advance strategies emerged, namely the "broad" and "narrow" front strategies. The "broad" front strategy referred to several simultaneous offensives, which would require extensive logistical support, while the "narrow" front strategy focused on a single decisive breakthrough and more concentrated logistical support. In the end, the Allies decided to advance on a "broad" front strategy. My research focused on the logistical supply of the US on the Western Front and how it influenced the choice of strategy of the advance. In doing so, I made an overview of logistical supply, identified the key problems they faced in the field of supply, and what were the main logistical reasons for choosing a "broad" front strategy. I helped myself with the historical analysis of the selected sources and the descriptive method, which helped me to answer the hypothesis and research questions.
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