Ww2 Nuts Meme
Anthony mcauliffe 2 july 1898 11 august 1975 was the united states army general who was the acting division commander of the 101st airborne division troops defending bastogne belgium during world war ii s battle of the bulge famous for his single word reply of nuts in response to a german surrender ultimatum.
Ww2 nuts meme. Headquarters 101st airborne division office of the division commander 24 december 1944 what s merry about all this you ask. Clean memes that are actually funny so i can prove to my parents that memes aren t a waste of time duration. World war ii history of europe duration. Mcauliffe anthony clement born 03 07 1898 in washington dc was a student at west virginia university from 1916 to 1917.
Anthony mcauliffe s 1944 christmas message to his troops. He was a member of the west virginia beta chapter of sigma phi epsilon fraternity during his time at west virginia university. Holland mapping 1 656 847 views. Another collection of ww2 memes that i have stumbled across.
Kinnard said sir you said nuts all members of the staff enthusiastically agreed so mcaulliffe wrote it down on a message pad and said have it typed up the reply was typed up centered on. At a young age his vocation as a soldier became clear. The american commander on the way back to the defense line a u s. Killer bees 1 743 717 views.
101st airborne division troops defending bastogne belgium during the battle of the bulge in world war ii he is celebrated for his one word reply to a german surrender ultimatum. Officer explained to the puzzled germans that nuts meant the same thing. In mid december 1944 allied forces were surprised by a massive german offensive through the ardennes forrest that created a bulge in the allied lines. To the german commander.
General anthony clement nuts mcauliffe july 2 1898 august 10 1975 was a senior united states army officer who earned fame as the acting commander of the u s.