10117 - U.S. General McAuliffe 101st Airborne, 1944-45 increasing sustained battlefield output

increasing sustained battlefield output

This enabled sustained volleys while maintaining formation density and firepower

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repetitive drill to maintain fire discipline and battlefield effectiveness

and preparing the weapon for firing in a carefully timed rhythm

10117 - U.S. General McAuliffe 101st Airborne, 1944-45 increasing sustained battlefield outputBrigadier General Anthony McAuliffe (18981975) was a U. S. Army officer who served as the acting commander of the 101st Airborne Division during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. He is best known for defending Bastogne, Belgium, and responding "Nuts!" to a German ultimatum to surrender on December 22, 1944.