Tony McAuliffe
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Tony McAuliffe was a U.S. Army general best known for his defiant reply of "Nuts!" to a German surrender ultimatum during the World War II Battle of the Bulge.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tony McAuliffe canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Army general
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bronze Star Medal
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Distinguished Service Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Legion of Merit ⓘ Purple Heart ⓘ Silver Star ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of the Bulge
NERFINISHED
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World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| employer | United States Army ⓘ |
| familyName | McAuliffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Anthony ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | Lieutenant General ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
101st Airborne Division
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United States Army Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
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general ⓘ lieutenant general ⓘ major general ⓘ |
| notableEvent | rejected German demand for surrender at Bastogne with the word "Nuts!" ⓘ |
| notableFor | leadership during the Siege of Bastogne ⓘ |
| notableWork | "Nuts!" reply to German surrender ultimatum at Bastogne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
army general
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military officer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Bastogne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | acting commander of the 101st Airborne Division ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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