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U.S Generals in Normandy.

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  1. 4th wilts

    4th wilts Member

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    were any u.s generals sacked or demoted in the normandy battle,like Bucknall in the british sector,cheers.
     
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    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    MG Eugene Landrum was relieved of command of the US 90th ID. He initially was replaced by BG Theodore Roosevelt, Jr, but he died of a heart attack before he could assume command. Ulitimately, the division when to BG Raymond S. McClain and then to BG James A. Van Fleet.
     
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    Normandy battle? As in up to the end of Cobra? Or past that?
     
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    What were the reasons for his being relieved?
     
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  5. 4th wilts

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    lets say until approx d plus 85,cheers.
     
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  6. sandy1369

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    look up caffey.. i know i have been told he was not to be on utah beach but snuck in.. i think something happen at exercise tiger and he was not to be on utah.. i am not sure when all that happen but i know for sure about utah.. and pa just hated that guy.. if he sees that mans name to this day his boold will boil...
     
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    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    I don't remember specifically. I guess a Corps commander or Bradley didn't like his leadership.
     
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  8. 4th wilts

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    hey sandy,do you mean MG H Gaffey?,he was C.O.S.for the 3RD ARMY,then was given command of a corps,and then got the 4TH armd div,before abrams got command of that div.died in a crash after.:(
     
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  9. sandy1369

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    Nope it was major General Eugene Caffey of the 1st Engineer Special Bragade... according to Pa this guy was not right upstairs...
     
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