Talk:Omar Bradley
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DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE INFO ON HIM
- You're welcome to add (in small caps!) anything you know. :) Atorpen 00:04 Feb 26, 2003 (UTC)
What is the story with him being made General of the Army after World War II ?
- I think that when he was made Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Douglas McArthur was still on active duty, so they wanted to give him the same rank.--Rogerd 04:47, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] without precedent in modern warfare
- In a move without precedent in modern warfare, the US 3rd Army under George Patton disengaged from their combat in the Saarland, moved 90 miles to the battlefront
What about the redeployment of General Rokossovsky's 2nd Belorussian Front (A whole army group) in April 1945? It disengaged from fighting the remnants of Army Group North in East Prussia, crossed Poland and redeployed north of General Georgy Zhukov 1st Belorussian Front on the Oder in two weeks, ready for the start of the Battle for Berlin. Philip Baird Shearer 01:21, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
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- Third Army took a Corps that was still in contact with the enemy, broke off, turned 90 degrees north, and attacked with two divisions all within 72 hours. DMorpheus 15:02, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Why did Bradley have an Arabic given name?
I've always wondered why one of America's most famous generals held an Arabic first name. I always figured he was of Arabic ancestry, but this does not seem to be the case. Does anyone have a reliable source saying why his parents chose to give him the Arabic name "Omar"? —Gabbe 08:11, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
Gabbe, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_name#Modern_and_regional_variations. I guess his parents simply thought it to be a good name. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 195.148.0.59 (talk • contribs) January 30, 2006.
- It says "Sometimes Muslim names are used by people who are not Muslims" and lists Omar Bradley as an example. Not much of an answer to my question... Obviously his parents thought it was a good name, but I wonder if anyone can confirm or deny that there is anything more to it than just that. —Gabbe 07:46, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
- i would guess his parents were a fan of Omar Khayyam's poetry. Apparently there is an Omar in the bible too, though.--Calm 06:10, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
Well, according to the Omar disambiguation page, Omar is a German name as well. I think this sounds more plausible. --Inahet 22:49, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
- And some Hispanic people, (Omar Rodriguez-Lopez & Omar Bravo) have the name too.--Greasysteve13 05:24, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Comment
Since I was asked to look at this article, I would like to say it looks good. Informative and neutral. I would be interested to know a little more about the relationship between Bradley and Patton, especially when Bradley became Patton's commander rather than vica versa. DJ Clayworth 17:14, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
