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    Omar Nelson Bradley (12 February 1893 – 8 April 1981) was a senior officer of the United States Army during and after World War II, rising to the rank...
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    Armaments, formerly United Defense. It is named for U.S. General Omar Bradley. The Bradley is designed to transport infantry or scouts with armor protection...
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  • D. Eisenhower, Henry H. Arnold), and one promoted in September 1950 (Omar Bradley). A special rank of General of the Armies, which ranks above the second...
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  • Omar Bradley (born May 9, 1958) is an American politician who served as mayor of Compton, California from 1993 until 2001. Omar Bradley grew up in Compton...
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    extraordinary heroism. In 1943, he was sent to England to serve under General Omar Bradley. Hodges was deputy commander of First Army during the D-Day invasion...
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    promoted to lieutenant general. Soon thereafter, he had Major General Omar Bradley reassigned to his corps as its deputy commander. With orders to take...
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    The M2 Bradley, or Bradley IFV, is an American infantry fighting vehicle that is a member of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle family. It is manufactured by...
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    of American forces on the Western Front. It was commanded by General Omar Bradley with its headquarters established in London on 14 July 1944. During the...
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    Omar/Umar/Omer is a masculine given name that has different origins in Arabic, Hebrew, and German. Umar or Omar is a common name (Arabic: عمر) in Arabic-speaking...
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    Joint Chiefs of Staff, Omar Bradley, was eventually awarded a fifth star, the CJCS does not receive one by right, and Bradley's award was so that his subordinate...
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    Anglo-Canadian 21st Army Group, over whether Montgomery or Lieutenant General Omar Bradley, commanding the U.S. 12th Army Group, in the south would get priority...
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    General Bernard Montgomery Commander, First Army: Lieutenant General Omar Bradley The First Army contingent totalled approximately 73,000 men, including...
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  • War II. It stars George C. Scott as Patton and Karl Malden as General Omar Bradley, and was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner from a script by Francis Ford...
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    in October 1949, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Omar Bradley, doubted that there would ever be another large-scale amphibious operation...
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    five-star ranks were retired in 1981 on the death of General of the Army Omar Bradley. Nine Americans have been promoted to five-star rank, one of them, Henry...
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    Bradley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States, named in honor of General Omar Bradley, a field commander in...
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    Bridge at Remagen on 7 March 1945, the U.S. 12th Army Group (General Omar Bradley) advanced rapidly into German territory south of Army Group B (Generalfeldmarschall...
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    Queen Elizabeth II. The delegation included Earl Warren and Omar Bradley, and according to Bradley, as Marshall walked up the aisle of Westminster Abbey to...
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    maneuvers later rose to very senior roles in World War II, including Omar Bradley, Mark Clark, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Walter Krueger, Samuel E. Anderson...
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    process of formation. The division was under the command of Major General Omar Bradley, a fellow infantryman whom Ridgway highly respected. The two men trained...
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    went on to become the 34th President of the United States. The other, Omar Bradley, became the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, under Presidents...
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    March 1944. The names of both Omaha and Utah were probably suggested by Omar Bradley, as two privates fitting out his London headquarters were from Omaha...
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    Sicily. Inter-Allied tensions grew as the American commanders, Patton and Omar Bradley (then commanding US II Corps under Patton), took umbrage at what they...
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    MacArthur, the only four men to achieve the rank in World War II. Along with Omar Bradley, they were the only five men to achieve the rank since the August 5,...
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    Thomas Bradley (December 29, 1917 – September 29, 1998) was an American politician, athlete, police officer, and lawyer who served as the 38th Mayor of...
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    1910. "Omar the Tentmaker" is a 1914 play in an oriental setting by Richard Walton Tully, adapted as a silent film in 1922. US General Omar Bradley was given...
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    Cecil W. Rhambo, Jr. 1,204 2001 Omar Bradley 5,103 Eric J. Perrodin 5,367 1997 Omar Bradley Unknown 1993 Omar Bradley 3,483 Patricia A. Moore 3,134 1991*...
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    including Omar Bradley and Gen. J. Lawton Collins (with goggles) attending Roosevelt's funeral. General Clarence Heubner is visible behind Bradley, and George...
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    invasion of France under General Omar Bradley. When Twelfth United States Army Group was activated on 1 August 1944, Bradley and his staff transferred to...
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    bridgehead. The US 12th Army Group (12 AG) commanded by Lieutenant General Omar Bradley was created as the western wing of the bridgehead. As the breakout from...
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