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Jacob Loucks Devers (/ ˈ d ɛ v ər z /; 8 September 1887 – 15 October 1979) was a general in the United States Army who commanded the 6th Army Group in the European Theater of World War II. He was involved in the development and adoption of numerous weapons, including the M4 Sherman and M26 Pershing tanks, the DUKW amphibious truck, the ...
Jacob L. Devers (born Sept. 8, 1887, York, Pa., U.S.—died Oct. 15, 1979, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. general during World War II, whose 6th Army Group successfully penetrated German-held positions in central Europe and helped wrest the mainland from Nazi control.
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Oct 17, 1979 · Gen. Jacob Loucks Devers, retired, whose 44 years in the United States Army included service as a West Point artillery teacher and as a top commander of Allied forces during World War II,...
Dec 31, 2016 · Army Gen. Jacob “Jake” L. Devers appears on the first page of this long overdue biography: “So, why is Jacob Devers a forgotten general?” Why, indeed? Devers finished World War II as a four-star general, like George Patton. He commanded one of only three Allied army groups in Europe, the Sixth Army Group, composed of one U.S. army
General Jacob L. Devers (1887-1979) was born at York, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1909. He held a number of field and staff positions in the U.S. Army and also taught for several years at West Point.
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Jun 12, 2006 · January 1945 was a tough time for the soldiers of Lt. Gen. Jacob L. Devers’ Sixth Army Group. While the world’s attention was riveted on the bitter struggle for the Ardennes, the Germans launched an unexpectedly strong counteroffensive against Devers’ forces on the southern flank of the Allied line in Alsace.
Although U.S. and French units of Lt. Gen. Jacob L. Devers’ Sixth Army Group had reached the western bank around Strasbourg in late 1944, the river proved too difficult to cross. Even if an assault could have been mounted, the Allied forces would have been too far away from the heart of Germany to pose any meaningful threat.
