TIL that at an Allied checkpoint during the Battle of the Bulge, US General Omar Bradley was detained as a possible spy when he correctly identified Springfield as the capital of Illinois. The American military police officer who questioned him mistakenly believed the capital was Chicago en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat…
“The trouble of it is Chiang is not accepted by a large part of the Chinese,” Omar Bradley said. “Chiang has had a big chance to win in China and he did not do it.” smithsonianmag.com/histor…
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, General Dwight Eisenhower, and General Omar Bradley examining a map on the side of a Jeep in Germany just west of the Rhine, 25 Mar 1945. ww2dbase
Respect for the fallen: four versus one at the last circle closure. The player had lost but they didn't go easily, took out one of our squad in the dying seconds before the gas got them. Nowhere to run, but stood their ground. Stuff what Omar Bradley says. You got our respect. If this was you, GG.
Gen. Bernard Montgomery & Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley study situation map 20 June 1944 (2454x2523)
Spink and Son miniature bar to Brigadier Edward Earnshaw Eden Cass, MBE DSO MC. He lead a bayonet charge at the battle of Kvam, lead the 8th assault brigades first wave at sword beach on DDay and was personally awarded the Silver Star by general Omar Bradley for those actions. reddit.com/gallery/ndwr5h
Omar Bradley after taking the position of High Marshall after the death of Daniel Macarthur (1964) TNO/Timeline 191 Crossover
General Dwight D. Eisenhower in his jeep during the liberation of Normandy, summer of 1944. The lieutenant general in the backseat is Omar Bradley. Eisenhower later wrote that the jeep was "one of the six most vital" U.S. vehicles to win the war.
Firing M1 carbines; General Dwight D. Eisenhower squeezes off some rounds with wartime colleagues Prime Minister Winston Churchill and General Omar Bradley, c.1945
Generals Dwight D. Eisenhower (C) and Omar Bradley (R) talk with a member of the French resistance in the American sector during the liberation of Normandy in the summer of 1944.
General Dwight Eisenhower, (Left), General Louis A. Craig, CO 9th Infantry Division, and General Omar Bradley, CO 12th Army Group confer at Butgenbach, Belgium; Nov 1944. Group, Army, Corps, and division CO’s carried sidearms, usually M1911. Not aware if Eisenhower ever carried a sidearm as CO ETO. reddit.com/gallery/nrqzzk
Gen. Bernard Montgomery & Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley study situation map 20 June 1944 (2454x2523)
Gen. Bernard Montgomery & Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley study situation map 20 June 1944 (2454x2523)
Gen. Bernard Montgomery & Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley study situation map 20 June 1944 (2454x2523)
Gen. Bernard Montgomery & Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley study situation map 20 June 1944 (2454x2523)
TIL that at an Allied checkpoint during the Battle of the Bulge, US General Omar Bradley was detained as a possible spy when he correctly identified Springfield as the capital of Illinois. The American military police officer who questioned him mistakenly believed the capital was Chicago en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat…
Generals Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley share a laugh as they leave Gen Ira Wyche’s 79th Division headquarters in Huanville, Normandy, France, July 4, 1944.
TIL that at an Allied checkpoint during the Battle of the Bulge, US General Omar Bradley was detained as a possible spy when he correctly identified Springfield as the capital of Illinois. The American military police officer who questioned him mistakenly believed the capital was Chicago en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat…
TIL that at an Allied checkpoint during the Battle of the Bulge, US General Omar Bradley was detained as a possible spy when he correctly identified Springfield as the capital of Illinois. The American military police officer who questioned him mistakenly believed the capital was Chicago en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat…
My 100th colourisation ever! Winston Churchill firing an M1 Carbine down range on Salisbury Plain, alongside Omar Bradley (mostly hidden by Churchill) and Dwight D. Eisenhower (his hand and Carbine seen in the foreground). Photo taken by Captain Horton, 23rd March 1944. reddit.com/gallery/kynomm
George S. Patton with Omar Bradley and Bernard Montgomery at 21st Army Group HQ, Normandy, July 7, 1944. [1024x1029]
8 Apr 1981: Omar Bradley passed away from cardiac arrhythmia ww2db.com/person_bio.php?…
TIL that at an Allied checkpoint during the Battle of the Bulge, US General Omar Bradley was detained as a possible spy when he correctly identified Springfield as the capital of Illinois. The American military police officer who questioned him mistakenly believed the capital was Chicago en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat…
From left to right: Three star General George Patton Jr, Four star General Omar Bradley, and Supreme Allied Commander and future US President Dwight D. Eisenhower. France 1944. [659 x 784]
TIL that at an Allied checkpoint during the Battle of the Bulge, US General Omar Bradley was detained as a possible spy when he correctly identified Springfield as the capital of Illinois. The American military police officer who questioned him mistakenly believed ... [r/todayilearned by u/Hambgex] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat…
18 Feb 1942: Omar Bradley was promoted to the temporary rank of major general. ww2db.com/person_bio.php?…
A soldier’s copy of Gen. Omar Bradley’s special orders for German-American relations
12 Feb 1893: Omar Bradley, future general, was born ww2db.com/person_bio.php?…
TIL about the West Point Class of 1915, "the class the stars fell on". Of the 164 graduates that year, 59 (36%) attained the rank of general, more than any other class in the history of the Academy. Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley both became five-star generals. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The…
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill, and General Omar N. Bradley fire the new M1 carbine in England, 1944. Who do you think was the better shot?
(May 1943) General Dwight Eisenhower, PM Winston Churchill, & Lt. General Omar Bradley try their marksmanship with M1 carbines at a camp in England.
New Poster for Adventure-Drama 'The Call of the Wild' - Starring Harrison Ford, Karen Gillan, Dan Stevens, Omar Sy, Bradley Whitford, and Dog
A soldier’s copy of Gen. Omar Bradley’s special orders for German-American relations
