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To: nickcarraway

How’s this list of top 10 German Generals:

Schwarzkopf
Elmo Zumwalt (Navy)
Eisenhower
Nimitz (Navy)
Spaatz (Air Force)
Harry Schmidt (Marines)
Pershing
George Armstrong Custer
Molly Pitcher (Mary Ludwig Hays McCauly) and
Baron von Steuben (of course)

Finally, while the following person belongs to all Americans, I mention:

Washington (mother’s side)


61 posted on 11/21/2012 7:40:58 PM PST by Redmen4ever
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To: Redmen4ever
Pershing

John Monash, the German General who invented the blitzreig - Battle of Hamel 4 July 1918 (incidentally the first time American troops were in action in WWI) even though that pantywaist Pershing not only said it couldn't be done but pulled most American troops out the day before the battle (and tried to pull out all of them just 11 hours before). As a result victory was not achieved until two whole minutes after the planned time.

62 posted on 11/21/2012 8:34:00 PM PST by Oztrich Boy (To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth" - Voltaire)
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