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HISTORY BEHIND THE MOVIE. The following discloses the real-life aspects of the film, summarized from Wiki: "The Red Ball Express was an enormous truck convoy created by U.S. army to supply their forward-area combat units moving quickly through Europe following the breakout from the D-Day beaches in Normandy. The route was marked with red balls and closed to civilian traffic while the trucks were given priority when on regular roads. The Red Ball Express supply plan originated in a 36 hour urgent meeting, and was cdesigned by Lt. John Bridener Guthrie, Jr. The system lasted only three months (August 25 to November 16, 1944) when the port facilities at Antwerp, Belgium were opened. The Red Ball Express was primarily operated and driven by African-American soldiers." Part of the dialogue in the movie tells us that the term "Red Ball Express" is a railroading term.

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