Why Canada’s “Maple Leaf Up” Convoys Outpaced Every Other Allied Supply Line in Europe

August nineteen forty-four, Normandy, France. The Allied breakout is stalling—not under German fire, but under its own weight. As Patton’s Third Army surges forward at breathtaking speed, the war grinds to a halt behind him. Tanks sit useless with empty fuel tanks. Frontline units count bullets while ammunition piles up far to the rear. Convoys stretch for miles, engines idling, food spoiling in the heat. Victory is within reach, yet slipping away because the advance has outrun its lifeline. This is the story of Maple Leaf Up—the radio call every Allied commander prayed to hear—and how a handful of Canadian logisticians solved the crisis that threatened to choke the liberation of Europe faster than any German counterattack ever could. #ww2history #normandy1944 #alliedlogistics #canadianforces #patton