He was a subordinate of Patton, but became Patton's superior because he was too capable, and later became a business wizard
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As of now, there are only four five-star generals in the U.S. Army, namely MacArthur, Marshall, Eisenhower and Bradley. Of the four, Bradley's fame is the smallest, which is related to his own low-key personality. Compare MacArthur with him, MacArthur is a very arrogant general, his arrogance, even many people can not bear, but the same five-star general, Bradley's performance seems to look much more low-key, in the eyes of many people. Even obscurity. But the one we're going to talk about today, the five-star general who won the battlefield and got off the mall, is Bradley, who doesn't look very famous.
Bradley's family background is not very dazzling compared with other five-star generals, because many senior generals in the history of the U.S. Military are from military families, they have received a good military education from a young age, have a good military literacy, so later in the military career can play better than the average person. But Bradley didn't have that, so Bradley, originally in the U.S. Army, was just an ordinary soldier. From the lowest level of the military to the holder of the highest rank in the U.S. Army, Bradley spent countless hard work, after countless sweat, and finally nirvana flew. It was also his soldier origins that Bradley affectionately referred to by his soldiers as the General of the Great Soldiers.
Many people may think that the reason why Bradley can grow rapidly in the US army is because he has a strong military talent, but in fact, it is not, Bradley not only does not have a good origin, but also is not very good in terms of talent, and can even be said to be somewhat mediocre. But he did not give up on himself, from the first day he entered the barracks, he was determined not to do nothing, this is a kind of heroic stubbornness, a heroic cry. In 1911, Bradley applied for the United States Military Academy at West Point, at that time, everyone around him was not optimistic about him, they all thought that this young man could not get the admission letter at all, but in the end Bradley successfully got the acceptance letter of West Point with his own efforts. This change also completely turned Bradley's life.
It was during his time at West Point that he met his lifelong best friend, the same five-star general and U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower. Their friendship also played a major role in Bradley's future career. But when it comes to Bradley's real Bole, it is not Eisenhower, but another five-star general, Marshall. Marshall and Bradley did not have much intersection, but at a glance Bledley's military ability, he immediately handed over to the recruits of his three divisions for training. What Marshall himself did not expect was that Bradley used a very short time to turn the recruits of these three divisions into the elite of the U.S. Army.
Bradley's most dazzling military achievement was his Cobra project. The Cobra plan was implemented, which gave the Allies a great victory, capturing more than 20,000 German troops alive and inflicting heavy losses on Morale. Later, Bradley served as commander of army group groups, commanding an army of more than 1.3 million people, during which time he surrounded ten divisions of the German army, and finally captured as many as 50,000 German soldiers. It is worth mentioning that Patton was once Bradley's superior, but due to Bradley's outstanding military achievements, he soon became Patton's superior. As we all know, Patton is a very grumpy person, but he is surprised that Bradley has become his superior, but there is no objection to it, but more willingness, from which it can be seen that Bradley's personal military ability. In 1953, Bradley retired from the army, and after leaving the army, he began to run his own business empire and founded the famous Blois Company, which is also a rare business wizard among military experts.