Fuel Rationed on the Home Front

For comparison, as JTV wrote in another thread:

"Rationing of fuel started in Finland already 4th September of 1939 (first at level of 200 litres/month) and in just few months the monthly fuel ration was soon reduced so such level, that de facto there was no gasoline available for privately used cars, motorcycles or trucks.

Fuel acquisitions were somewhat easier due to fact, that there were very little motor vehicles using diesel in Finnish use before or during the war. Basically all existing fuel was reserved for the military with important trucks and busses in home front receiving 40 liters/month (enough for 100 kilometers). Large number of Finnish trucks and busses were converted to use wood-gas generators and by end of Continuation War even much (most?) of the military trucks and busses had been equipped with wood-gas generators.

As part of the mobilisation large number of civilian-owned trucks, busses, passenger cars and motorcycles were also taken to military use. Hence the civilian motor traffic withered becoming minimal. In addition large number of horses was also taken to military use, so the number of motor vehicles in home front was notably smaller than what had existed in civilian use before the war."

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=182323

 

Not "stolen", but taken (according to law) to the army (without rent) and to be returned after the war. Each vehicle (and horse) was evaluated and it's value estimated for the possible compensation, if the vehicle (or horse) could not be returned. So only the permanent loss was compensated.

1/4 of all civilian trucks and 1/6 of the busses (and 1/5 of the horses) were taken for the military use, in addition to some passenger cars, which were needed less.