Anthony C. McAuliffe
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Anthony C. McAuliffe was a U.S. Army general best known for his defiant one-word reply, "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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| Anthony C. McAuliffe canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Belgian Croix de Guerre
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Bronze Star Medal ⓘ Distinguished Service Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ French Croix de Guerre NERFINISHED ⓘ French Légion d'honneur NERFINISHED ⓘ Legion of Merit ⓘ Purple Heart ⓘ Silver Star ⓘ |
| commanded | 101st Airborne Division (acting) at Bastogne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of the Bulge
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World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| employer | United States Army ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | McAuliffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Anthony ⓘ |
| hasLanguageCode | en ⓘ |
| memberOf |
101st Airborne Division
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United States Army Armored Force (staff roles) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
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lieutenant general ⓘ major general ⓘ |
| notableEvent | rejected German surrender demand at Bastogne ⓘ |
| notableFor | leadership during the Siege of Bastogne ⓘ |
| notableQuote | Nuts! ⓘ |
| notableWork | "Nuts!" reply to German surrender ultimatum at Bastogne ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| partOf | Allied forces in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld | acting commander of the 101st Airborne Division ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
European Theater of Operations during World War II
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ various U.S. Army posts in the United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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