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8. "Nuts"

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 01:41 PM

Monday

As a famous American said when faced with a surrender request for Nazis:

Moore wakened McAulliffe and told him, "The Germans have sent some people forward to take our surrender." Moore recalled that Brig. Gen. McAuliffe, still half asleep, said "Nuts!" and started to climb out of his sleeping bag.

Moore then went back out into the Communications Center where he briefed the rest of the Division staff of the on-going situation, including telling them of McAulliffe's remark of "Nuts!"

https://www.army.mil/article/92856/the_story_of_the_nuts_reply