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General Hodges was honored to be appointed to command the US Third Army in Europe. His handicap was that General Kruger took most of the best officers of the Third Army to join him in the new Sixth Army.

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Q: How was US Lieutenant General Hodges handicapped by the departure of Lieutenant General Kruger to lead the US Sixth Army in the Pacific Theater in 1943?
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