Commander In Chief

The role of the Commander in Chief of the military. The U.S. Constitution at article ii section 2, the commander in chief clause, provides that the president is the commander in chief of the Navy and Army of the United States as well as the Militia of the several states. There has been various debates on this clause throughout the American history.Some scholars argue that…

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1st Armor Division

1st Armor Division of the United States Army, also known as Old Ironsides. This is the first Armored Division of the U.S. Army to see battle in World War II. It has its base of operations in Wiesbaden Army Airfield, Germany. This unit’s first major battle was in Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of Northwest Africa.”Old Ironsides” was thought up by its first commander, Major…

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