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Anthony McAuliffe

1898 - 1975

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General Anthony Clement "Nuts" McAuliffe (2 July 1898 – 10 August 1975) was a senior United States Army officer who earned fame as the acting commander of the 101st Airborne Division 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: "Nuts!" After the battle, McAuliffe was promoted and given command of the 103rd Infantry Division, which he led from January 1945 to July 1945. In the post-war era, he was commander of United States Army Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony McAuliffe is the 1,457th most popular military personnel (down from 1,432nd in 2019), the 5,103rd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,214th in 2019) and the 87th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Anthony McAuliffe ranks 1,457 out of 2,058. Before him are Tettius Julianus, Niels Juel, Søren Kam, Prince Arsen of Yugoslavia, Friedrich von Ingenohl, and Józef Chłopicki. After him are József Alvinczi, Gaius Furius Sabinius Aquila Timesitheus, Félix Rodríguez, Paavo Talvela, Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing, and Geberic.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Anthony McAuliffe ranks 154. Before him are Eduard Pütsep, Maria Klenova, Helen B. Taussig, Ira Sprague Bowen, Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz, and Warren Sturgis McCulloch. After him are Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Boughera El Ouafi, Lev Knipper, Jimmy Douglas, Norman Vincent Peale, and Mikhail Koshkin. Among people deceased in 1975, Anthony McAuliffe ranks 133. Before him are Richard Ratsimandrava, T-Bone Walker, Andrés Mazali, Louis Van Hege, Willy Böckl, and Pierre Fresnay. After him are José María Guido, Nihal Atsız, S. D. Burman, Tony Brise, Maurice Feltin, and Olga Bergholz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Anthony McAuliffe ranks 5,103 out of 20,380. Before him are Miriam Hopkins (1902), Philip Bosco (1930), Tommy Morrison (1969), Emily Warren Roebling (1843), Nathaniel Lord Britton (1859), and Clarence Gilyard (1955). After him are Albert Tyler (1872), James R. Schlesinger (1929), Belinda Carlisle (1958), Alexander Acosta (1969), Ona Zee (1951), and Ron McGovney (1962).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Anthony McAuliffe ranks 87. Before him are Naomi Parker Fraley (1921), Herman Kahn (1922), Walter Short (1880), Melvin Purvis (1903), Marc Mitscher (1887), and Walter Bedell Smith (1895). After him are Walton Walker (1889), Thomas C. Kinkaid (1888), Courtney Hodges (1887), James Longstreet (1821), Hal Moore (1922), and Nathanael Greene (1742).

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