Omar Bradley - General of the US Army | Biography Documentary

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A filmed biography of Omar N. Bradley, General of the US Army. It traces Bradley 's military career from West Point till 1953.
Omar Nelson Bradley (February 12, 1893 - April 8, 1981), nicknamed "Brad" and "The G.I.'s General", was a highly distinguished senior officer of the United States Army who saw service in North Africa and Western Europe from 1942 until 1945, and later became General of the Army. From the Normandy landings of June 6, 1944 through to the end of the Allied operations in Europe, Bradley had command of all U.S. ground forces advancing into Germany from the west; he ultimately commanded forty-three divisions and 1.3 million men, the largest body of American soldiers ever to serve under a single U.S. field commander. After 1945, Bradley became Army Chief of Staff. In 1949, Bradley was appointed the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He retired from active service in 1953.
Bradley was the last of only nine people to hold a five-star rank in the United States Armed Forces.
About the grade of General of the Army:
General of the Army is a five-star general officer and the highest possible rank in the United States Army. A General of the Army ranks immediately above a general and is equivalent to a fleet admiral and a General of the Air Force. There is no established equivalent five-star rank in the other federal uniformed services. Often called a "five-star general", the rank of General of the Army has historically been reserved for wartime use and is not currently active in the U.S. military.
A special rank of General of the Armies, which ranks above General of the Army, exists but has been conferred only twice, to General John J. Pershing and posthumously to George Washington.
Omar Bradley - General of the US Army | Biography Documentary
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[@anthonyfoutch3152]

My father was a WWII combat vet. He said he was trying to light a cigarette in the rain with matches. Gen Bradly asked don't you men have a lighter? My father said, no sir. Gen Bradley gave my dad his personal lighter. The lighter was my dad's prize possession.. We buried my dad with his lighter. My dad said all the troops loved Gen. Bradley.

[@freddiemercury2075]

I'm not even American but I respect him too. From what I heard about him he's a real American legend and hero.

[@FuzzyWuzzy75]

The men who served under General Omar Bradley held him in high esteem. Eisenhower and Marshall placed their faith in General Bradley and held him in high esteem as well. These are all the endorsements I need for General Omar Bradley. He got the job done and didn't put his men in unnecessary jeopardy so he could get his name in the papers or the history books, unlike Patton and Montgomery. This is why his men loved him.

[@westpointsnell4167]

Patton kicked ass for his men to win ,Ike held him back

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Bradley presided over the Hurtgen Forest, Lorraine and Ardennes disasters. Oh dear.

[@michaelwells9042]

I loved listen to my grandfather tell the story about the couple times he got to be around Bradley and the one time he was awarded a medal by him. He always took great pride serving in pattons 3rd army and being part of that great push across europe.

[@BuhayBuhaysaAmerika]

I watched Gen Patton’s movie and has great respect to him and his Men! Thank you for your family’s service.

[@OfficiallyArma]

that is my great great great great uncle

[@motorcop505]

logan bradley You must be very proud of him. He was an amazing soldier.

[@midmonobody411]

He my wife great uncle...we still do holidays at there homestead in clark. Logan whos your parents and you from Moberly /clark area

[@emma62346]

Logan Bradley hey I’m related to him too! Aye

[@madelynovery3135]

Same!!!

[@rorybottorff6523]

Thats my dad

[@SWAMPHUNTER644]

In 1969 and 1970, during the Vietnam War, I was a Military Policeman (MP) stationed at the U S Military Academy at West Point, NY. In early 1970 the movie Patton premiered starring George C. Scott as General George Patton. Scott visited the Academy to promote the movie. I had to reserve a parking space for him in front of the Commandant's residence near the Eisenhower wing of the Cadet Barracks. Once he arrived, I was told to escort General Omar Bradley's staff car to the rear of the barrack wings, which was the rear entrance to the Cadet Mess where they had a luncheon for him and Scott. The entranceway is a dead end at the rear entrance with no parking signs and a couple spaces reserved for deliveries. It is a tight fit. An Army registered van had parked next to the no parking sign and was in the way for me to turn around. Once Bradley was safely inside, I got out and left a parking ticket on the van. The next day, I happened to be working the MP desk as a clerk in the Provost Marshal's Office (PMO). I answered the phone and the caller identified himself as Bob Knight, the West Point basketball coach (in later years known as "the General"). He asked that his ticket be voided. I never let on that I was the one who wrote it. I told him I couldn't do that (actually I could have). He replied with some obscenities as I recall and he hung up. I don't know what happened to the ticket but one I wrote on an officer who disobeyed my command by refusing to remain stopped during a parade and had to appear before the Provost Marshal the next week and explain himself. This was a Forrest Gump moment for me with a rare juxtaposition of celebrities in time and space. Knight was known in later life as a military buff and I'm sure he didn't want to miss a chance to meet both Omar Bradley and George C. Scott.

[@i1rgt001]

What a great story. Thanks for sharing.

[@valerieiceni7429]

Bradley was a graduate of the American Military Academy at West Point, 1915.....the class the stars fell on. This included Eisenhower. Google West Point, class of 1915.

[@edwardodea5271]

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[@dirtcop11]

Clark, MO is a few miles north of Columbia, MO, and is close to Moberly, MO. This area has had a lot of history made by people who were born here, grew up here, or visited here. Churchill visited Fulton, MO, and made his "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster College in Fulton.

[@CrossOfBayonne]

Note also that you will see Bradley's soldiers using M1 Carbines this is a weapon popular with mechanized infantry due to it's length and was also used by mortar crews and HQ personnel including cooks.

[@snazzysailor]

good stuff! Thanks!

[@bobwhite8440]

All vet's have him to thank for the VA.

[@walker68175]

This is just beautiful. Thank you so much! Proud to be "The G.I.'s General".

[@charlesivey100]

With due respect to the general, he embellished his side of the Patton movie. For example, when meeting with Patton just before the Battle of the Bulge, General Bradley omitted the fact that General Eisenhower was in this meeting, not himself as the higher ranking officer. There are likely other examples.

[@toinsola]

Such an admirable man

[@Kehlanhardy08]

He lived in our town we have a memorial statue for him

[@mike89128]

How many of you know that the overall commander of US Forces in Europe in 1943 was Lt Gen Frank Andrews, an Air Force Officer? He replaced Ike when Ike was promoted to Supreme Commander, and Marshall had ideas of replacing Ike with Andrews as SHAPE Commander. Andrews was killing in May 1943 when his plane crashed in Iceland. Andrews was on his way to Washington to take up his new duties.

[@markschwarman7231]

What? A year before the landing at Inchon he testified in front of congress we didn't need the USMC. He also down played the need for air power. Always fighting the last war, politely, he was not a critical thinker.

[@AmericanIsraeliJew]

I'm reading his book a Soldiers Story. I'm enjoying it very much.

[@islamicchronicles5381]

THANK YOU

[@BuhayBuhaysaAmerika]

West Point has a beautiful barracks named after him.

[@stacysatterfield2154]

Always loved Brad. The GI'S GENERAL. Bradley, WV is beautiful in the fall with the Burning Bushes. Home of Appalachian Bible College, outside of Beckley.(Raleigh Co) And yes I live in WV and have been to Bradley. Near Mt Hope.(Fayette Co) Bradley is in (Raleigh CO.)

[@madelynovery3135]

My great grandma’s made in name is Bradley. He was her grandpa.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Presided over the Lorraine, Hurtgen Forest and Ardennes calamities. Oh dear.

[@mikegalvin9801]

My mom was a secretary in his office at the Pentagon after the war. I still have a Seth Thomas clock he gave mom and dad when they were married. A class act mom always said.

[@lawrencewiddis2447]

I always thought the rank was “General of the Army” but your title makes it clear he wasn’t a general of another country’s army. Thanks.

[@robertjohnson6601]

I wonder if he knew that Patton was going to be assassinated. Maybe he learned afterward. Or maybe he never thought about it or knew.

[@francisebbecke2727]

I good general yes. Did he miss cues when he didn't believe the Germans were counterattacking at the Battle of the Bulge and when he didn't believe the Chinese intervened in the Fall of 1950 in Korea. I met him during the last year of his life when I was a soldier at Fort Bliss, TX. He admitted the mistakes as he was a big enough man to do so. He did send two divisions to Europe at the outset of the Korean War to deter a possible attack there thinking Korea might be a diversion. This may have prevented a third world war. He mentioned to us that he hopefully was the only US general alive who commanded a division where the enemy had air superiority. He paused after saying this and said, "Don't do this." That was in North Africa. We were told not to mention the relief of Mac Arthur. He brought it up himself. He said there were some concerns about Mac Arthur's positioning of forces in Korea, but Mac Arthur's big fault was challenging the authority of the President.

[@BuhayBuhaysaAmerika]

So sad that that N/S Korea are still divided due to that.

[@firstandlastnames8308]

​@@BuhayBuhaysaAmerikathey're divided because Americans didn't use the A bomb. That's the only reason.

[@carved6749]

Bradly hit his head when he ordered the attack on Hurtgen

[@imhotepjasonduncanson6068]

Cool.

[@davidleonard3887]

Overall rated is a compliment

[@jhare18]

Great man Great Soldier.

[@bluetoad2001]

from a little country town just off highway 63 north of Columbia, Mo.

[@sickbastd]

I don't believe this will hold up under a closer scrutiny of military history.

[@motorcop505]

Sick Bastd This only goes to show how completely uninformed you are regarding military history in general, and General Bradley specifically. He is rightly recognized as one of the greatest generals of WWII by all sides. He was soft spoken and didn't blow his own horn. Instead, he lead from the front and by example. His troops adored him, and to this day he is known as the soldiers' General.

[@bcwest56]

I agree, Bradley played the politics, his subordinates won the war. That is why Patton was in charge of Third Army. Eisenhower knew who he could control politically.

[@TowGunner]

Sick Bastd So true. There's so much that can be said about overrated Bradley. From his laissez-faire attitude towards the Battle of the Bulge to the Falasise Pocket to the Huertgen Forest..... And his unabashed bashing of General Patton. But there will always be Bradley apologists and revisionists.

[@haroldkerrii6085]

For my money, Bradley was the best General of the United States and probably the world in WWII. He led the largest army. He was the most stable of them all.

[@CrossOfBayonne]

Omar could've likely led US forces in Korea too.

[@matthews1082]

@@CrossOfBayonne He was a lousy commander, but a good political general.

[@romuloambay9624]

he was overshadowed by patton in terms of accomplishments. .he was just a coordinator. .he just happened to be the army group commander of patton . .and it was patton's 3rd army that did the surgical attack and push the battle towards germany faster montgomery. .

[@jimmansayagan7681]

General George Smith Patton Jr. was great General of the Army that did the impossible on 101st Airborne troops encircled at Bastogne.

[@karem1944]

رحمه الله كان من ابطال الاسلام

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

Peace

[@TheDustysix]

Charlie Varrick!

[@Charlesheusel62]

General Omar N. Bradley signed my fathers U.S. Army Official Honorable Discharge papers in 1946. My father had served in the 3rd Division 10th Combat Engineers U. S. Army in Augsburg, Germany during World War II. Construction and Security M.P. battalions in Kassel, Augsburg, Homberg, Marburg, Mannheim, Borken, Ziegenhain Germany. Also in Naples, Italy, Venice, Italy, Florence, Italy with the 9th Combat Engineers and In Rome, Italy.

[@13BravoBiggunsM110SP]

I got to shake hands and a stiff salut with 5 star general Bradley in 1979 , even though no one held the rank ,he was the last, that held 5 Star retired, but still was a 5 star 💯👍his wheelchair had a 5 star ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ flag,

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[@williamvasilion3406]

Stephen Ambrose would make references that Bradley was not the Soldiers General. l would have liked to read that book.

[@josephtein3835]

This provides a lot of praise and adulation of Bradley, but we really don't get to know the man , his personal feelings, or specific events in his life or military career.

[@shuatmillet1652]

one of our best Brother and Friend !

[@nberrios777]

No one in the world would guess that Bradley (in civilian attire) is a five-star general. He looks like my elementary school janitor. 21:24

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[@KarlPHorse]

Omar Bradley, they let him pop his combat cherry in border skirmishes and then put him on the bench for 20 years until they realized he actually knew what he was doing. Poor guy was given the shaft for so long, but thank god he persevered.

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[@1999glock]

Was given overall ground command in Europe because the elevation of Patton (much more deserving) would have been a political "no-no". Was "given" a 5th star ONLY because as Army Chief of Staff it was considered "proper" to have equal or greater rank with a theatre commander. In this case, UN Commander and 5 star General of the Army, Douglas Mac Arthur.

[@marksherrill9337]

Looks like a presidential commercial

[@user-dp8re7gn2r]

I fished with general Bradley at high rolls NM . He ask me to call him Brad.

[@jamestakacs]

The enemy wondered how it happened. I'll tell you how it happened. General of The United States Army Omar Bradley is how it happened.

[@jordanselectcleaning]

He smart military leaders

[@scottmunson7968]

Bradley got his butt handed to him in the HÜRTGEN

[@nav021298]

Omar? What is the origin of this name?

[@jamestakacs]

I know we had Ike and Marshall. They were like the high command. In charge of "everything" if you will. As an American, General Bradley was "our guy" if you know what I mean. Really incredible people. We were so fortunate that people like Bradley were American. Thank you for your service Sir. Thank you.

[@scaredy-cat]

Love Walter Matthau more than Bradley

[@billballbuster7186]

I feel very sorry for the soldiers that served under Bradley in the NW Europe campaign. Bradley always enjoyed a great and very positive coverage in WW2 and beyond. But this has been largely based on media propaganda. Though Bradley's forces greatly outnumbered the Germans, they were poorly led and resulted in enormous casualties. For the 11 month period Bradley's 12th Army Group was active, casualties were over 552,000 including 114,000 dead.

[@westpointsnell4167]

My birthplace West Point New York USA ..

[@orpheus1662]

This man was a badass

[@emilylegrelle9280]

A TRUE AMERICAN HERO❤

[@stevegeorge5322]

Thank You General! A True American Hero!

[@gmicg]

He liked General de Gaulle.

[@TheVaga9]

Bradley was petty, hesitant and dim witted. History has caught up with his record at last. Yes, his men loved him, okay fine.

[@douglachman7330]

Bradley did not fittout the troops in Korea with suitable cold weather supplies. But thats not helpful just painfully real.

[@westpointqzerwehmpsusmawes5545]

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[@williameaton9058]

He was a "yes man" in front of superiors....a conformist who later over-took Patton and consistently lacked the violence of action needed on the front lines. Serving with people like him is a nightmare, especially when you're the lower rank.

[@bradleyeatchel1413]

I wonder if you interviewed the men who were slaughtered on D-Day what they would say about this great general.

[@user-ol8bp3qn5p]

マーケット･ガーディアン作戦もブラッドレー将軍の指揮でパットン将軍が地上部隊を引っ張って居れば、成功してたかもしれない✌️

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[@alexciocca4451]

Karl Malden

[@dukeford8893]

I apologize in advance for crapping all over this hagiography of Omar Bradley, a dull and unimaginative officer who owed his entire professional career to being a long-time acolyte and yes-man to George Marshall. Bradley's WWII battlefield successes were generally as a result of someone else's plans and ideas, usually Patton's. He was petty, vindictive, and typically shortsighted towards the Navy while serving as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, advocating (among other things) reducing the naval budget and doing away with aircraft carriers, Naval Air, AND the Marine Corps, as part of the "unification" scheme. Finally, Bradley disliked Patton (it was somewhat reciprocal), but he and his self-serving autobiography somehow wound up as the main influences for the 1969 movie with George C. Scott, with the emphasis on the slapping incident, etc. Overrated and definitely over-promoted.

[@rob73beauchamp18]

Bradley was the one who gave the slapping incident to the press, many of whom sympathized with the enemy axis powers.

[@westpointsnell4167]

He held Patton from closing the falaise gap..him and ike...Patton had the Germans runnin and beat

[@rob73beauchamp18]

Bradley the skunk who threw Patton to the wolves for his own gain. Until Patton reentered the fight we faced defeat in Normandy. Recognise him for the scoundrel he was.

[@bcwest56]

Paris was liberated only because Leclerc and DeGaulle pushed the French Army ahead against Allied orders and the American Armies had to save their asses. The French Army took severe losses.

[@williameaton9058]

What are you smoking? The liberation of Paris was largely ceremonial considering that by that point 2/3 of France was liberated by American armies swinging around from St Lo and the landings near Toulon and Marseille. The Falaise gap that later ensued was a direct result of the wide sweeping American movements starting with the breakout from Normandy. The Free French disobeyed their orders to proceed with secured flanks...in other words they were glory hounds that wanted to live down the shame of 1940 in whatever way they could.

[@CrossOfBayonne]

The French were desperate to free their homeland from Nazi occupation in fact when it was captured there were two different governments one was Degaulle's free faction and Vichy France as a fascist puppet state under ex General Philipe Petain's control.

[@westpointsnell4167]

Paris was liberated by the french because ike didn't wanna be responsible for feeding a whole city ..that's why he held the Americans back and.let the french go ahead

[@johnamjadali9337]

* the

[@doubleaught7540]

Patton made him look good....

[@charlesmanering7746]

Without Patton ,Brady was a wimp

[@lyndoncmp5751]

In the Lorraine, where Patton couldn't even take Metz for nearly three months? Nobody looked good in the Lorraine.

[@westpointsnell4167]

@@lyndoncmp5751 his men took did they not ?at least patton didn't get thrown out to the channel like the British did

[@lyndoncmp5751]

@@westpointsnell4167 Because Patton was on the other side of the Atlantic in 1940. Patton never fought a peak Germany. Yes Patton took the Lorraine eventually..... in December 1944 when he was already in the Lorraine at the end of August. 4 months and 55,000 battle casualties to move less than 50 miles. Against a ragtag rabble of a German army (according to its commander Hermann Balck). Patton never did get out of the Lorraine and through the Siegfried Line to the Saar........ which was his objective 4 months earlier.

[@westpointsnell4167]

@@lyndoncmp5751 apples and oranges ..Patton won all his battles mate ,his men got to bastogne in 2 days when the high command thought he was crazy ..ike even asked both Monty and Patton how long their anticipation for the rescuing bastogne would be ,Monty Gave it two weeks,Patton gave it two days ...

[@abdulkkhan5095]

A great American General

[@earlrussell1026]

You must love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. You must love your neighbor as yourself. Jesus the anointed is Lord! Repent and be baptized and believe the Gospel.

[@wil7228]

Walter Matthau was a second rate actor.

[@eddyadell-ze7mt]

UNFIT TO command 👎

[@freddavidson1031]

One.Of Americas Greatest Who Was From My Home State MIssouri !!!! F. G. D.

[@bodentully7437]

He is my great great great uncle no cap

[@Ronrook1]

Whomever narrated this puff piece has never played golf. One is not a good golfer and “scores high” as was stated.

[@warrenpost1502]

One of the most over rated generals next to Colin Powell

[@timothyhorner3152]

You’re right about Powel wrong about Bradley

[@AncestralReflections]

This is total propaganda. For the truth google: The Greatest Story Never Told AND Hellstorm

[@MegaBloggs1]

complete bs- not a strategist-what about the border battle stuffups

[@rajkobjelica4905]

One of ikes friends, overated , just like mark clarke.

[@westpointsnell4167]

And Monty

[@jerrymccrae7202]

THANK GOD HE WASNT IM CO.MAND OF GEN PATTONS ARMYS! WED HAVE LOST THE ARDENNES POSSIBLY THE WAR BECAUSE OF HIS PASSIVE LAZY ATTITUDE.!

[@N4bpp1]

One of the most useless over rated general of WW II

[@shuatmillet1652]

have you served with him ? No ! how can you say that then ?