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EX500rider

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Reply to Abnredleg (Reply #2)

Mon May 5, 2025, 08:39 PM

May 2025

In June 1945 the military had 2,068 generals and admirals on its rolls. In March 1997 the services had 879 generals and admirals - for a total force only about one eighth the size of the 12 million-strong World War II force.

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