For the first time in our nation’s history, a foreign commander is in charge of US forces.
Obama has appointed German Army Brig. Gen. Markus Laubenthal to serve as the chief of staff of USAREUR (U. S. Army in Europe) headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany, who took command at the end of August 2014.
One German official stated that this would likely be the first of many such exchanges.
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Stop him
yaaa he said he’d open fire on unarmed American citizens, we are we going to stop Obama.?
Obama is trying to move us towards a one world order!
WTF,don’t do it! Americans for American Military!
Stupidity is obamas name
What will this lead to?
You are all a bunch of ignorant twats. So because we are American on we are allowed to command allied forces? Get the $#%&!@* over yourselves. German country, German commander, not only is it far but allowing a foreign commander lead our soldiers on their soil will create a bond of trust strengthening the alliances we have with foreign nations, if your “patriot” head were not shoved so far up your asses, you would see that this is a good thing.
They don’t know that American soldiers are part of NATO structure and subject to be commanded by a foreign officer.
Normandy: Commanded by General (later Field Marshal) Sir Bernard Montgomery, 21st Army Group initially controlled all ground forces in Operation Overlord (the United States First Army and British Second Army). When sufficient American forces had landed, their own 12th Army Group was activated, under General Omar Bradley, and the 21st Army Group was left with the British Second Army and the newly activated First Canadian Army.
Battle of the Bulge: After the capture of Walcheren came the last great German offensive of the war. In a repeat of their 1940 attack, German formations smashed through weak Allied lines in the Ardennes in Belgium.
The Battle of the Bulge presented a command problem to General Eisenhower. It had sliced through US lines, leaving some American formations north and south of the new German salient. However, the headquarters of U.S. 12th Army Group lay to the south, and so Eisenhower decided to place American forces north of the “Bulge” salient under 21st Army Group. They, with the American 3rd Army under General George S. Patton, reduced the salient.
After the battle, control of the U.S. 1st Army which had been placed under Field Marshal Montgomery’s temporary command was returned to Bradley’s 12th Army Group. The U.S. 9th Army remained under Montgomery longer, before being returned to American command in Germany.
From ignorance comes much speculation and supposition.
A Pattern for Joint Operations: World War II Close Air Support, North Africa
a combined British-American force under British Lt. Cen. K. A. N. Anderson, to invade at Algiers.
After the American debacle at Kasserine Pass, command of the U.S. II Corps passed to Patton. He wanted to mount an attack to drive to the coast, but Alexander would authorize only limited attacks designed to draw German forces away from the Mareth positions. At that point Field Marshall Harold Alexander simply did not trust American units. In fact, many among the British forces disparagingly referred to their American allies as our Italians. Patton’s limited attack between March 17 and 25 was successful, however, tying down the 10th Panzer Division near El Guettar.
Just freaking wrong!
What the hell!! Obama your a piece of $#%&!@*
Take action then quit talking $#%&!@* n do it. All talk u guys do.