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Tango01 | 26 Dec 2019 9:59 p.m. PST |
…highest-ranking American killed in the European theater. "On a late February day in 1945, on a hilltop near the town of Stolberg, Germany, a nervous, curly-haired Army corporal prepared to put on an exhibition of artillery marksmanship for a group of senior officers. Gen. Maurice Rose, the Denver-raised leader of the 3rd Armored Division, stood among the anxious observers about to see a demonstration of the newest American weapon, a 46-ton behemoth called a T26E3 Pershing tank. They hoped its bulked-up armor and massive 90mm cannon could counter the Germans' devastating Tiger and Panther tanks, hasten the advance across the Rhine River and bring World War II's European conflict to a merciful conclusion…" Main page link Amicalement Armand
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Marc33594 | 27 Dec 2019 7:05 a.m. PST |
The article has it correct while the headline does not. MG Maurice Rose was the highest ranking American killed by enemy fire in the European theater. The highest ranking American killed in the European theater was Lt Gen Lesley McNair who was killed by friendly fire. |
Tango01 | 27 Dec 2019 11:40 a.m. PST |
Thanks!. Amicalement Armand |
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