Honoring Major General Maurice Rose. He was commander of the 3rd Armor Division.

  Honoring Major General Maurice Rose. He was commander of the 3rd Armor Division.

 He was a tough lead from the front general and the highest-ranking man killed by enemy fire in the European Theater of Operations.  

The Son of a Rabbis from Poland he was a no-nonsense commander respected by his peers. 

He commanded the 3rd armor Division. He was a physically challenging and imposing General who had an even, rational, approach with subordinates. 

He fought Joined the army, got kicked out because he was too young, joined again in 1917, Fought, and was wounded.

 at St Mihiel. In world war 2 he fought in many campaigns including the battle of the bulge, He was killed in action, shot 14 times by a german tiger Tank just a few days before the end of the war.

 His biography does not read like a blowhard superhero but like a practical commander who wanted to do his job so that the killing could end.   To read more get.

"Major General Maurice Rose World War II’s Greatest Forgotten Commander" If you don't want to read more know that there is this belief common nowadays that generals just swaggered around ordering people to their death.

 It's not so simple or easy in real life. Generals like Rose were key to the victories won by the United States Army. 

You could have all the weapons and equipment and training in the world but without good leadership from the top down victory is impossible.

 I am a peace but, I do not want wars but I seek peace not by ignorance of war but by knowing as much as I can. This General is part of that knowledge and an inspiration.