General Jacob Devers , WW2 Sixth Army Group Commander, autographed letter for Sale

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General Jacob Devers , WW2 Sixth Army Group Commander, autographed letter For Sale

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General Jacob Devers , WW2 Sixth Army Group Commander, autographed letter:
$125.00

This is an autographed typed letter signed by General Jacob Devers, a top WW2 General.

Jacob LoucksDevers(8 September 1887– 15 October 1979) wasageneralin theUnited States Armywho commanded the6th Army GroupintheEuropean TheaterduringWorld War II.He was involved in the development and adoption of numerous weapons, includingtheM4 ShermanandM26 Pershingtanks,theDUKWamphibioustruck, theBell H-13 Siouxhelicopter and theM16 rifle.

In May 1943,Devers becameEuropeanTheater of Operations, United States Army(ETOUSA) commander.His principal tasks were overseeing preparation of detailed plans and thebuildup of men and materiel for Overlord, and supporting theCombined Bomber Offensive. He clashed withGeneralDwight D. Eisenhowerover thediversion of ETOUSA resources to Eisenhower'sNorth African Theater of Operations.Eisenhower succeeded him at ETOUSA in January 1944, and Devers went to theMediterranean as Commander North African Theater of Operations, United StatesArmy (NATOUSA), and Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean Theater, toBritishGeneralSirHenry Maitland Wilson.Devers was involved in the organization, planning and leadership ofOperationDragoon, the invasion of southern France in August 1944. He led the6th Army Group in France and Germany through the advance to the Rhine, theGerman counterattack inOperation Northwind, the operations to reducetheColmar Pocketand theWestern Allied invasion of Germany.After the war he commanded theArmy Ground Forces.