General Anthony \'Nuts\' McAuliffe Signed Photograph 101st Airborne Bastogne WW II
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General Anthony \'Nuts\' McAuliffe Signed Photograph 101st Airborne Bastogne WW II:
$375.00
General Anthony Clement \'\'Nuts\'\' McAuliffe [1898 1975] was an United States Army general who commanded the 101st Airborne Division troops defendingthe Belgium town of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.On December 16, 1944, german forces launched their largest offensive of the war on the Western Front with the the goal to capture the Belgium port of Antwerp.During their attack German forces needed to pass thru the town of Bastogne which was defended by the 101st Airborne Division. On December 21, General McAuliffe found his command completely surroundedand greately out-numbered byGerman ground troops. The following morning on December 22, a german surrender party carrying a white Flag approached with a surrender ultimatum which allowed American troops two hours to surrender orGerman forces would annihilate them with heavy artillery. Upon first reading the letter general McAuliffe believed the Germans wanted to surrender to him but after realizing his mistake he laughed and said \'\'Us surrender, Aw, Nuts!\'\'. After some discussion with his staff the following reply was taken to the german commander. To the German Commander, \'\'Nuts\'\', The American Commander. Listed for sale is a vintage book photograph signed byGeneral Anthony Clement McAuliffe. The photograph is a b/w military imagewhichis signed \'\'A.C McAuliffe\'\' in blueink. The photograph measures4.25 x3.25 inches,it has trivial toning otherwise it is in fine condition.The autograph of general McAuliffe is not commonandcan bedifficult to obtain for the military collector. The autograph is authentic, hand signedand the photograph is a nice example of thislegendary World War IIArmy commander and is ideal for display. Note.. autographs of general McAuliffe were he added \'\'Nuts\'\' have sold for over 1000.00 in military sales. We have listed a nice collection of military, early aviation, explorersand astronaut autographs.
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General Anthony \'Nuts\' McAuliffe Signed Photograph 101st Airborne Bastogne WW II:
$375.00