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What's your favorite General Officer nickname?


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Henry Lee III (Light Horse Harry).

Revolutionary War.

Father of Robert E. Lee

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vostoktrading
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Re: Post 19 (Patriot). Robert E. Lee. IMHO probably the best general produced in what is now the United States.

I always wondered what he looked like without his beard. Here's a picture from his younger days in the Army.

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Number one in my book is Chesty. Number 2 Mad Anthony Wayne

Garandomatic
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Mad Dog Mattis impresses me quite a bit. "Call Sign Chaos!"

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LTG Samuel T. "Hanging Sam" Williams -- known for firing subordinates frequently.

 

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vostoktrading
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Sorry to get a little irreverent here, I couldn't resist:

 

Here's one of those foreign generals with a cool nick name.

 

Ming the Merciless.

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Sorry to get a little irreverent here, I couldn't resist:

 

Here's one of those foreign generals with a cool nick name.

 

Ming the Merciless.

 

 

 

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Killed up the road from where I live: "The Fighting Bishop" Leonidas Polk.

 

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"Blood and Guts" Patton.

 

While researching at the Library of Congress I found letters to Patton from several ladies who called him "Georgie Porgie".

 

"Georgie Porgie" or "Blood and Guts"

 

I love the photo with Ridgeway and his grenade. He's ready !!

 

 

 

 

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2nd Armored Division Assistant Div Commander, BG John "BANZAI" Bahnsen

 

 

Then Major Bahnsen with his boss

 

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"Old gravel voice" : MG Ernest N. Harmon 2nd armored division CO

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2nd Armored Division Assistant Div Commander, BG John "BANZAI" Bahnsen

 

 

Then Major Bahnsen with his boss

 

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Thats a great photograph.

 

Where is it from ?

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2nd Armored Division Assistant Div Commander, BG John "BANZAI" Bahnsen

 

 

Then Major Bahnsen with his boss

 

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That's George S. Patton Jr. on the left (o'l Blood n' Guts's son), correct?

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Excellent, no one did my two favorites:

 

Curtis "Bombs Away" LeMay

 

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Famous for his command of the 305th BG in the 8th AF during ww2.

 

Here's a quote to illustrate who he was.

"One of the commanders was Curtis LeMay—Colonel in command of a B-24 [sic] group. He was the finest combat commander of any service I came across in war. But he was extraordinarily belligerent, many thought brutal. He got the report. He issued an order. He said, 'I will be in the lead plane on every mission. Any plane that takes off will go over the target, or the crew will be court-martialed.' The abort rate dropped overnight. Now that's the kind of commander he was." -Robert McNamara

 

Now finally.....

 

Henry "Hap" Arnold

 

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Gen. Arnold's nickname, "Hap", is short for "Happy". It was given due to his near constant grin and because his obvious love for aviation and his job.

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Even if the United States Marine Corps is not your branch of interest, you owe it to yourself and your military knowledge base to learn about this man-Victor "Brute" Krulak.

 

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teufelhunde.ret
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Gen. James Mattis, AKA "Chaos" or "Warrior Monk" or "Mad Dog Mattis"

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Gen Ray L. Smith, AKA "E-Tool"

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Gen James E. Cartwright, AKA "Hoss"

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Gen Joseph F. Dunford, AKA "Fighting Joe"

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Gen Anthony C. Zinni, AKA "The Godfather"

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Gen Roy S. Geiger AKA "Jiggs"

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Gen Lewis Walt, AKA "Silent Lew"

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Gen William L. Nyland, AKA "Spider"

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