Just watched the episode on the battle of Okinawa on Amazon Prime...
...of the Great Courses series: World War II: The Pacific Theater. They mentioned the loss of LT Gen Buckner in that episode. He was the highest ranked general killed in combat during WW II.
It has multiple 30 minute videos.
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Follow up - name of VT alum General who captured 20,000 Germans in WW2**
-- Archdale
May 25, 2026 at 11:47 AM ET
Archdale
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05/25/26 11:47 AM ET
Lieutenant General Lesley J. McNair (Friendly Fire ... err Bombing).**
-- VTVOICE
May 25, 2026 at 09:16 AM ET
VTVOICE
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05/25/26 09:16 AM ET
ding, ding, ding, correct #2 (that is all)
-- lilhokie525
May 25, 2026 at 09:22 AM ET
lilhokie525
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05/25/26 09:22 AM ET
Simon Bolivar Buckner was a killed general. Not sure of his rank.**
-- UTPr0sim
May 25, 2026 at 08:19 AM ET
UTPr0sim
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05/25/26 08:19 AM ET
ding, ding, ding, correct #1, (1 to go)
-- lilhokie525
May 25, 2026 at 08:21 AM ET
lilhokie525
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05/25/26 08:21 AM ET
Just watched the episode on the battle of Okinawa on Amazon Prime...
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-- EDGEMAN
May 25, 2026 at 11:59 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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05/25/26 11:59 AM ET
He was the highest rank killed in the Pacific theater. Leslie McNair had
-- lilhokie525
May 25, 2026 at 04:35 PM ET
lilhokie525
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05/25/26 04:35 PM ET
Q: "in battle"...does that include friendly fire during battle?..**
-- ColoVT82
May 25, 2026 at 07:47 AM ET
ColoVT82
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05/25/26 07:47 AM ET
OK. Glad that is included. War ain't clean**
-- ColoVT82
May 25, 2026 at 08:03 AM ET
ColoVT82
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05/25/26 08:03 AM ET