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Why General Bradley Refused His Official .380 and What He Carried Instead

He was handed a polished .380 pistol — the official sidearm issued to every American general in World War II. A compact, elegant weapon designed for men who weren't expected to fight. Omar Bradley set it aside. Instead, he carried what his soldiers carried: the Colt M1911 .45 ACP. Heavy. Blunt. Built for war. The same pistol every American infantryman trusted with his life. That single choice reveals everything about the man they called the GI General — the commander of 1.3 million soldiers who led from the front, visited the wounded, and refused to separate himself from the men under his command. This is the story of Bradley's .45. Of D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge, and the general who crossed the Rhine. Of what it means to lead not by rank, but by example. 🎖️ Subscribe for untold WWII history 🔔 Hit the bell so you never miss a story. 📚 REFERÊNCIAS LIVROS ▸ Greeley IV, Horace. The Colt U.S. General Officers' Pistol — Andrew Mowbray Publications ▸ Bradley, Omar N. A Soldier's Story — Henry Holt and Company, 1951 ▸ Bradley, Omar N. & Clay Blair. A General's Life — Simon & Schuster, 1983 ▸ Williams & Brunner. U.S. General Officer Pistols — referência compilada ARTIGOS ▸ "The Generals & Their Guns" — The Armory Life, 9 de dezembro de 2022 ▸ "General Officer's Pistols" — NRA American Rifleman (americanrifleman.org) ▸ "Classic Guns: Colt Model 1908 General Officer's Pistol" — NRA Shooting Illustrated ▸ "History in a Handgun: Lt. Gen. Ridgely Gaither's Colt .380" — NRA Blog, abril de 2017 ▸ "General Officer Pistols: High-Ranking Colts, Berettas, Sig Sauers" — Rock Island Auction, dezembro de 2025 ▸ "The History of General Patton's Ivory-Handled Revolvers" — We Are The Mighty, 22 de setembro de 2023 #WWII #OmarBradley #MilitaryHistory #M1911 #WorldWarII #USArmy #SoldiersGeneral #BattleOfTheBulge #DDay #GeneralsOfWWII