Word: brasses
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...gives his basic loyalty to the German military tradition rather than to the Nazi Party. After his dismissal last week, a Stockholm rumor promptly had him under house arrest. More probably he retired to his country place in Bad Nauheim with his phonograph records (all military marches by brass bands) and his collection of buttons and epaulets of all the world's armies...
...result, Monty is hardly the darling of the elderly brass hats of the Army and War Office, whose rating of him-depending on what he has been up to most recently-varies from "upstart" to "bounder" to "cad." Monty, unabashed, goes...
These losses brought to 21 the total of German brass hats (20 generals, one admiral) killed or captured since June 6. Germany was losing manpower out of the top drawer as well as the bottom...
...Have Met the Enemy. . . ." It had not been so cut & dried at first, while other hopefuls still had hope. Handsome John Bricker, tailor-fresh in a blue tropical suit, arrived in town to the strains of Beautiful Ohio from his own brass band. But three days later, jarred to the heels when Illinois caucused and threw its strength to Dewey, the Bricker forces held a desperate eleventh-hour strategy meeting...
Alighting from the plane in Chungking, panama in hand, he shook hands with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and a battery of China's top diplomats. Then he was led to the 1939 Cadillac where Mme. Chiang awaited him. On the way to the car, a white-gloved brass band struck up The Star-Spangled Banner. The Gissimo, preceding Henry Wallace, kept right on walking. A military aide rushed up, whispered in the Gissimo's ear. The Gissimo continued toward the car. The aide tried again. This time the Gissimo heard, came stiffly to attention while the band finished...