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re: History in Pictures is a great twitter feed. Here is one just posted.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 10:46 am to Darth_Vader
Posted on 7/10/14 at 10:46 am to Darth_Vader
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Name this American General
Bonus: Name the largest unit he commanded during WWII.
Jacob L Devers
6th Army
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Posted on 7/10/14 at 10:48 am to Kingwood Tiger
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Jacob L Devers
Correct
quote:
6th Army
Wrong
6th Army was in the PTO and was commanded by Gen Walter Krueger.
But you're not far off.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 10:50 am to Kingwood Tiger
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6th Army
9th
Posted on 7/10/14 at 10:51 am to Darth_Vader
What about this guy?
Who is he?
Who was his famous commander?
Bonus: Why am I posting about him?
Posted on 7/10/14 at 10:52 am to GrammarKnotsi
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9th
No
Posted on 7/10/14 at 10:54 am to Darth_Vader
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He also commanded the 6th and 12th Army Groups, and following World War II, he was named Commander of the Army Ground Forces.
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Devers was promoted to two-star Major General in October and sent to command the newly formed 9th Infantry Division at Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 10:54 am to Ace Midnight
Troy Middleton. Commanded VIII Corp as part of Patton's 3rd Army. One of the best corps commanders of the war. Also served as pres of the university this board is based on.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 10:57 am to GrammarKnotsi
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He also commanded the 6th and 12th Army Groups, and following World War II, he was named Commander of the Army Ground Forces.
Army GROUP. Huge difference in being the commander of 6th Army (which fought in the Pacific) and the 6th Army Group (which fought in Europe). Here, let me explain how the army was built at that time.
Division (made up of regiments)
Corps (made of of Divisions)
Army (made op of corps)
Army Group (made up of armies)
Your original answer was just "9th". And you quoted the other guy who incorrectly said he commanded 6th Army. I thought you likewise were talking about him commanding an army due to how you worded your post.
This was the 6th Army that fought in the Pacific
This was the 6th Army Group that Fought in Europe
Two totally different units on opposite sides of the globe.
This post was edited on 7/10/14 at 11:02 am
Posted on 7/10/14 at 10:57 am to Darth_Vader
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Also served as pres of the university this board is based on.
Commandant of Cadets at LSU, pre-War as well.
Logged 480 days in combat, more than any other GO of the war. Made the key decision to hold, rather than evacuate Bastogne.
And looked exactly like a professor would look (heck, he was 52 when he "unretired" for WWII...)
Posted on 7/10/14 at 10:59 am to Darth_Vader
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Name the largest unit he commanded during WWII.
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Division (made up of regiments)
Corps (made of of Divisions)
Army (made op of corps)
Army Group (made up of armies)
Where is unit here
Posted on 7/10/14 at 11:00 am to GrammarKnotsi
Posted on 7/10/14 at 11:01 am to LSUTygerFan
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LSUTygerFan
Boy on a land mine in Kent, England
Posted on 7/10/14 at 11:02 am to Ace Midnight
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Who is he?
Who was his famous commander?
Is that Bradley?
Patton was his commander
Posted on 7/10/14 at 11:03 am to GrammarKnotsi
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quote:
Name the largest unit he commanded during WWII.
quote:
Division (made up of regiments)
Corps (made of of Divisions)
Army (made op of corps)
Army Group (made up of armies)
Where is unit here
Those are all units. The largest unit listed is "Army Group". And the largest unit that Devers commanded was 6th Army GROUP.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 11:03 am to GrammarKnotsi
it's actually a sea mine.. but, yeah.. wonder what this button does?
Posted on 7/10/14 at 11:03 am to GrammarKnotsi
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Boy on a land mine in Kent, England
That's not a land mine. That's a naval mine. I believe it's a German magnetic mine.
Posted on 7/10/14 at 11:04 am to prplhze2000
SF earthquake
Posted on 7/10/14 at 11:05 am to LSUTygerFan
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it's actually a sea mine
Apologies..I was busy busting Darths ball..
Posted on 7/10/14 at 11:07 am to Mike da Tigah
People are still posting about the first pic? 
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