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Lesley J. McNair
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Lesley James McNair was an American Army officer who served during World War I and World War II. He attained the rank of lieutenant general during his life; he was killed in action during World War II
McNair as Army Ground Forces commander, c. 1942
McNair as Army Ground Forces commander, c. 1942
McNair in 1904's Howitzer, the West Point yearbook. The reference to King William bottles describes a brand of Scotch whisky.
McNair in 1904's Howitzer, the West Point yearbook. The reference to King William bottles describes a brand of Scotch whisky.
Proof battery at Sandy Hook Proving Ground, New Jersey where McNair served early in his career. A proof battery enabled testing with different types o
Proof battery at Sandy Hook Proving Ground, New Jersey where McNair served early in his career. A proof battery enabled testing with different types of artillery. The Sandy Hook firing range extended 3,000 yards (2,700 m) along the beach. For long range firing, the guns were aimed out to sea.
1921 photo of U.S. soldier and pack animal carrying components of a mountain howitzer. McNair designed and experimented with pack saddles and other mo
1921 photo of U.S. soldier and pack animal carrying components of a mountain howitzer. McNair designed and experimented with pack saddles and other mountain artillery equipment early in his career.
Operation Cobra
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Operation Cobra was an offensive launched by the First United States Army under Lieutenant General Omar Bradley seven weeks after the D-Day landings, during the Normandy campaign of World War II. The
Lesley J. McNair
…First United States Army Group, part of the Operation Quicksilver deception that masked the actual landing sites for the Invasion of Normandy. During Operation Cobra, an Eighth Air Force bomb landed in his foxhole near Saint-Lô when the Army attempted to use heavy bombers for close air support of infantry operations…
M4 Sherman tanks and infantrymen of the U.S. 4th Armored Division in Coutances
M4 Sherman tanks and infantrymen of the U.S. 4th Armored Division in Coutances
Overview of relative locations of upcoming Anglo-Canadian operations Goodwood and Atlantic at Caen, drawing German troops and ordnance, and the area o
Overview of relative locations of upcoming Anglo-Canadian operations Goodwood and Atlantic at Caen, drawing German troops and ordnance, and the area of upcoming Operation Cobra at St-Lo
German dispositions, night of 24–25 July 1944
German dispositions, night of 24–25 July 1944
Men of the 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards, part of the 32nd Guards Brigade of the Guards Armoured Division, in action near Cagny, 19 July 1944
Men of the 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards, part of the 32nd Guards Brigade of the Guards Armoured Division, in action near Cagny, 19 July 1944