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General Anthony McAuliffe

U.S. General Anthony McAuliffe became known as the Battlin' Bastard of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, when he and paratroops from his 101st Airborne battalion were trapped in the Belgian town of Bastogne by German troops. They held off the Germans for six days in December of 1944 until General George S. Patton brought in troops to defeat the besiegers. His answer to German requests for his surrender was reported as "Nuts." (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
U.S. General Anthony McAuliffe became known as the Battlin' Bastard of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, when he and paratroops from his 101st Airborne battalion were trapped in the Belgian town of Bastogne by German troops. They held off the Germans for six days in December of 1944 until General George S. Patton brought in troops to defeat the besiegers. His answer to German requests for his surrender was reported as "Nuts." (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
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