Today, the 19th of Feb is

John Basilone day
One badass mother fucker.

Never heard of him.

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For shame.

Who was the genius enemy commander at Iwo Jima Mr. know it all

You should know that also

Whoever he was, he was no Astrid Kercherr

General Kuribayashi…and he was such a genius that he lost the island.

One of two Japanese I know of.

Did he solve the Kuribayashi Maroo?

Names are similar but different. I had the same thought.
Kobayashi.

Without any further evidence I am going to put my vote in for Harry R. Truman, the absolute unit that rode out MT ST Helens

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Like he was not outgunned or anything

they actually went looking his body that’s how much respect the US commanders had for him

they bombed the crap out of it and he got stronger while they were doing it

you sed
and he was such a genius that he lost the island.

everytime I think you are starting to make sense you let me down

And if he would have did it his way the US would have lost a lot more - he had to follow stupid orders

Outgunned yes, outmanned… no. He had a serious lack of resources, something that could’ve been done better. His men and him did well for what they had- and respect is owed. But they still lost.