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by TedDoesntTalk 1504 days ago
Calvary != Horses

It was Maj Gen John Herr:

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It was Maj Gen John Herr:

"In 1945 Herr wrote that conversion of cavalry to armor was a mistake, an act of "robbing Peter to pay Paul": expansion of armor was necessary, but not at the expense of horse units."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Knowles_Herr#Chief_of_Cav...