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Although Allied commanders generally favoured a broad front policy to continue the advance into Germany and the Netherlands, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery proposed a bold plan to head north through the Dutch Gelderland, bypassing the German Siegfried line defences and opening a route into the German industrial heartland of the Ruhr.
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Although Henry Lumley ’ s British cavalry had managed to cross the marshy ground around the Petite Gheete, it was soon evident to Marlborough that sufficient cavalry support would not be practicable and that the battle could not be won on the Allied right.
Although early Reichswehr periodicals contained many translated works from Allied sources, they were rarely adopted.
Although it was highly unusual for German authorities to send Western Allied prisoners of war ( POWs ) to concentration camps, Buchenwald held a group of 168 aviators for two months.
Although the Allied armies had not achieved all that they had hoped and expected on 1 July 1916, Philpott asserts that they momentarily gained the upper hand.
Although there was an attempt in this direction, it soon failed, because the Allied forces were surrounded and forced to evacuate at Dunkirk.
Although the Tsar and his immediate entourage pushed hard for a battle, Emperor Francis of Austria was in a more cautious mood and, as mentioned, he was seconded by Kutuzov, the Commander-in-chief of the Russians and the Allied troop.
Although the campaign did not end the war in Ireland as Marlborough hoped, it taught him the significance of the minutiae of logistics, and the importance of cooperation and tact when working alongside other senior Allied commanders.
Although Marlborough penetrated the Lines of Brabant at Elixheim in July, Allied indecision and considerable Dutch hesitancy ( concerned as they were for the security of their homeland ), prevented the Duke from pressing his advantage.
Although the Allied attack on Fontenoy had failed, the commander of the second line of the French center had dispatched much of this line to support the brigade in Fontenoy so there was now no support infantry line behind the part of the line formerely held by the Gardes Françaises and the British Guards advanced deep into this gap.
Although Lieutenant-General Lewis H. Brereton commanded the First Allied Airborne Army, his second in command Lieutenant-General Frederick Browning took command of the airborne role.
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Although on the " Zero Hour " radio show, Toguri called herself " Orphan Ann ," she quickly became identified with the moniker " Tokyo Rose ", a name that was coined by Allied soldiers and that predated her broadcasts.
Although the force was scaled back to avoid antagonizing the United States, more than 70, 000 Japanese troops joined the much smaller units of the Allied Expeditionary Force sent to Siberia in 1918.
Although the Allied forces were hopelessly inadequate Churchill's War Cabinet had thought it important to provide support for the only country outside the Commonwealth which was resisting the Axis advance.
Although the wall was opened in November 1989 and the checkpoint booth removed on June 22, 1990, the checkpoint remained an official crossing for foreigners and diplomats until German reunification during October 1990 when the guard house was removed ; it is now on display in the open-air museum of the Allied Museum in Berlin-Zehlendorf.
Although Mexico was eventually able to restart the oilfields and refineries, production did not rise to pre-takover levels until after the entry of the United States into World War II, when technical advisers were sent by the United States as part of the over-all Allied war effort.
Although outnumbered, De Ruyter gained the weather gauge and sent his van under Adriaen Banckert in to separate the Allied van ( under D ' Estrées ) from the main fleet.
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Although the JIOA's recruitment of German scientists began after the European Allied victory ( 8 May 1945 ), US President Harry Truman did not formally order the execution of Operation Paperclip until August 1945.
Although Rocker had opposed his teacher Kropotkin for his support of the Allies during World War I, Rocker argued that the Allied effort in World War II was just, as it would ultimately lead to preservation of libertarian values.
Although it was the most dedicated ally of Germany, Romania's turning to the Allied side in August 1944 was rewarded with Northern Transylvania, which had been granted to Hungary in 1940 after the Second Vienna Award.
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Although the Umayyads did not have a historical presence in the region ( no member of the Umayyad family was known to have ever set foot in al-Andalus before ) and there were grave concerns about young Abd al-Rahman's inexperience, several of the lower-ranking Yemenite commanders felt they had little to lose and much to gain, and agreed to support the prince.
Although he had never seen action himself, he won the respect of front-line commanders.
Although he was reputed to have received support from commanders of the Garde, Estimé was a civilian.
Although the experience of the Spanish Civil War received more publicity, the more sophisticated petroleum warfare tactics of the Finns were not lost on British commanders.
Although airborne units were not popular with the top U. S. Army commanders, President Franklin D. Roosevelt sponsored the concept, and Major General William C. Lee organized the first paratroop platoon.
Although they were elected, Ukrainian Hetmans had very broad powers and acted as heads of the Cossack state, their supreme military commanders, and top legislators ( by issuing administrative decrees ).
Although the German commanders were able to maintain open lines of communication and issue operating orders, even with swift staff work the tempo of the assault was such that German decision cycle was unable to react decisively.
Although the group provides this support in garrison, it is also capable of deploying its personnel and assets forward as needed by theater commanders.
Although several famous admirals of the day had previously been army commanders, including Blake and Monk, they had commanded relatively small land forces and Rupert was still relatively unusual for the period in having both practical experience of commanding large land armies and having extensive naval experience from his campaigns in the 1650s.
Although a Generalissimus, with supreme authority over the entire Austrian army, Charles's position was constantly undermined by his Imperial brother and the war party at the Court, who were corresponding directly on military matters with his Chief of Staff, General Major Wimpffen and some of the Corps commanders.
Although morale among the rank and file remained fair following Aspern-Essling, the atmosphere among the Austrian senior commanders was particularly rotten and Charles's insufficiently assiduous preparations for another battle further sapped their confidence in him.
Although both sides demonstrated early on in the conflict that could use the technique effectively, in many subsequent battles, British commanders nonetheless ordered artillery to be " less timid " and to move forward to address troops ' concerns about their guns abandoning them.
Although the rebellion was crushed with great brutality, Moore stood out from most other commanders for his humanity and refusal to perpetrate atrocities.
Although some of these restrictions were later loosened or rescinded, Johnson ( with McNamara's support ) kept a tight rein on the campaign, which continuously infuriated the American military commanders, right-wing members of Congress, and even some within the administration itself.
Although this belief was widely held by senior British commanders, the RFC's offensive posture resulted in the loss of many men and machines and some doubted its effectiveness.
Although the head of the military, General Abdullah Atfeh, swore to the Minister of Defense in May 1947, that the Syrian army was " the best of all the Arab armies, the best army in the Middle East ," the brigade commanders scoffed at this ridiculous assessment and cabled the President to warn, that " the army is not worth a red cent.
" Although Congress never voted on a formal declaration of war, they did authorize the President to instruct the commanders of armed American vessels to seize all vessels and goods of the Pasha of Tripoli " and also to cause to be done all such other acts of precaution or hostility as the state of war will justify.
Although the French were in a troubling situation at this moment, the Prussian commanders did not take the incentive to push at the French weaknesses.
Although not trusted by the new German commanders Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff due to his previous disobedience, François played the decisive role in the upcoming Battle of Tannenberg.
Although the inability to retake Übach persuaded German commanders that they had insufficient forces to properly defend the approaches to Aachen, the counterattacks did tie down American troops which could have otherwise continued the advance.
Although no armored divisions were sent because the initial response from battlefield commanders was " Korea isn't good tank country ", six army infantry divisions and one marine division were deployed.
Although the brigade is known for insubordination problems, two of its commanders, Mordechai Gur and Gabi Ashkenazi, became IDF Chiefs of Staff.
Although Harun had instructed the Baghdad commanders of this expedition to remain with al-Ma ' mun, after Harun's death they returned to Baghdad.
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