General Bradley publicly reveals Allied rift 80 years ago today (Jan 9 1945)


Video: 'The Battle of the Bulge: World War II's Deadliest Battle' (Jan. 9, 1945, at 58:09)

(Tuesday, January 9, 1945; during the Battle of the Bulge on the Western Front of World War II) — British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery “demanded permanent control of all American ground troops. Ike was sick of the field marshal and threatened to have him fired. On the 9th of January, an angry [American General Omar] Bradley made the dispute public.”

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