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History Through Literature Unit 3: WWII Chapter 12: War Stories: Crazy Horse and Custer and Pegasus Bridge

John M. Shalikashvili Father was a noble from Russia who moved to Georgia – immigrated to the US Only foreign born person to reach the rank of 4 star General in US Was Joint Chief of Staff for Clinton from 1993- 1997 Student of Ambrose Went to Peoria High School and attended Bradley University Fought in Vietnam with honor

Ronald Reagan Believed in less government, states rights, and a strong military Forgo détente and pursued a military buildup against the USSR – also got Saudi Arabia to produce more oil, driving oil prices down – Russia lost money selling oil Also attacked them ideologically: "the forward march of freedom and democracy will leave Marxism-Leninism on the ash- heap of history.“ An evil empire - "General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization, come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! Later became friends of Gorbachev – Gorbachev attended his funeral Great leader – Challenger Disaster – “The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave... We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and 'slipped the surly bonds of Earth' to 'touch the face of God” "I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph and that there is purpose and worth to each and every life."

Pegasus Bridge British airborne needed to take it on D-Day to stop a German counter attack. Named Pegasus after the Pegasus on British Airborne soldiers patches. British Commanded by Major John Howard and the Germans by Hans von Luck

Erwin Rommel Highly decorated WWI officer Led the Ghost Division into Poland – where are they? Became the Desert Fox fighting in Africa with the Afrikacorps. – great tactics Later in charge of defending France from Allied invasion (D-Day) Tried to help assassinate Hitler – given a choice – committed suicide.

German Soldier Difference between the Waffen SS and the Wermacht Waffen SS part of the Nazi’s – atrocities Wermacht (home defense) – the old German army Tenacious, bold, comrades, and loyal Wermacht – was responsible for some atrocities in Poland in 1939 – most of the senior leadership was anti-Nazi.