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Anthony Clement McAuliffe fue un general del Ejército de los Estados Unidos, encargado de dirigir la defensa de la 101.ª División Aerotransportada, de las tropas alemanas durante la batalla de Bastogne, Bélgica, mientras tenía lugar la batalla de las Ardenas en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Es famoso por su sola palabra de respuesta al ultimátum que le exigía Alemania: "¡Nuts!" . Wikipedia  

✵ 2. julio 1898 – 11. agosto 1975
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“Allied Troops are counterattacking in force. We continue to hold Bastogne. By holding Bastogne we assure the success of the Allied Armies. We know that our Division Commander, General Taylor, will say: Well Done!
We are giving our country and our loved ones at home a worthy Christmas present and being privileged to take part in this gallant feat of arms are truly making for ourselves a Merry Christmas.”

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Anthony McAuliffe

US 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne in the Battle of the Bulge (22 December 1944), as quoted in Gen. McAuliffe’s Christmas message, Battle of the Bulge http://www.mtdemocrat.com/opinion/gen-mcauliffes-christmas-message-battle-of-the-bulge-1944-dec-24/

“To the German commander.
Nuts!
From the American commander.”

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Anthony McAuliffe

His famous reply to the German demand for surrender of the surrounded US 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne in the Battle of the Bulge (22 December 1944), as quoted in Bastogne : The Story of the First Eight Days In Which the 101st Airborne Division Was Closed Within the Ring of German Forces (1946) by Colonel S. L. A. Marshal, Ch. 14 http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/Bastogne/bast-14.htm; delivering the message Colonel Joseph H. Harper was asked "What does that mean? … Is this affirmative or negative?" and replied "Definitely not affirmative."