Frases de Anthony McAuliffe

O General Anthony Clement McAuliffe foi um oficial de alta patente do Exército dos Estados Unidos que comandou a 101ª Divisão Aerotransportada durante o cerco a Bastogne, na Bélgica, durante a Batalha das Ardenas na Segunda Guerra Mundial. Ele ficou famoso por sua resposta ao últimato alemão para sua rendição durante a batalha nas Ardenas. McAuliffe teria respondido: "Nuts!", ou em português "Loucura!".Depois da batalha do Bulge, McAuliffe recebeu o comando de outra divisão, a 103ª Divisão de Infantaria do 7º Exército americano, que ele lideraria entre 15 de janeiro de 1945 até julho de 1945. Wikipedia

✵ 2. Julho 1898 – 11. Agosto 1975

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Anthony McAuliffe: Frases em inglês

“Allied Troops are counterattacking in force. We continue to hold Bastogne. By holding Bastogne we assure the success of the Allied Armies. We know that our Division Commander, General Taylor, will say: Well Done!
We are giving our country and our loved ones at home a worthy Christmas present and being privileged to take part in this gallant feat of arms are truly making for ourselves a Merry Christmas.”

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Anthony McAuliffe

US 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne in the Battle of the Bulge (22 December 1944), as quoted in Gen. McAuliffe’s Christmas message, Battle of the Bulge http://www.mtdemocrat.com/opinion/gen-mcauliffes-christmas-message-battle-of-the-bulge-1944-dec-24/

“To the German commander.
Nuts!
From the American commander.”

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Anthony McAuliffe

His famous reply to the German demand for surrender of the surrounded US 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne in the Battle of the Bulge (22 December 1944), as quoted in Bastogne : The Story of the First Eight Days In Which the 101st Airborne Division Was Closed Within the Ring of German Forces (1946) by Colonel S. L. A. Marshal, Ch. 14 http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/Bastogne/bast-14.htm; delivering the message Colonel Joseph H. Harper was asked "What does that mean? … Is this affirmative or negative?" and replied "Definitely not affirmative."