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In photos from WWII, it usually looks like nearly all troops of all combatants are equipped rather lightly. But there was by then good logistic backup most of the time, with some notable exceptions. Mountain troops tended to carry the most and have the most problems with resupply. US troops in Italy sometimes had to use animal transport as did German troops fighting in the Caucauses (where I assume they were fighting Caucasians).
Manuals not withstanding, troops going into the assault would have carried additional ammunition and grenades, undoubtedly.
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