Siegfried Line, a 7th Army soldier looks over the trench and pill-box defenses near the village of Steinfield(rudeerude)

Siegfried Line

Major General Clarence R. Huebner in dragon's teeth

As the commander of the "Big Red One" in World War II, Huebner led the invasion at Omaha Beach, forged the breakout at Saint-Lô, repelled the German counteroffensive at Mortain, and pursued the German Army across France, which culminated in the Battles of Aachen and the Huertgen Forest. In January 1945, he took command of the V Corps, which he directed from the Rhine to the Elbe, where his troops made the first contact with the Red Army.
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Major General Clarence R. Huebner "Big Red One"

Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and his “Rough Rider” jeep in Italy, January 1944. This former commander of the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, was one of the most popular generals in the storied history of the Big Red One.(rudeerude)