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The next year Karzai dropped Mohammad Fahim from his post as minister of defense; the power-hungry general had awarded himself the title of Field Marshal after the fall of the Taliban.
The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011
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The next year Karzai dropped Mohammad Fahim from his post as minister of defense; the power-hungry general had awarded himself the title of Field Marshal after the fall of the Taliban.
The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011
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The next year Karzai dropped Mohammad Fahim from his post as minister of defense; the power-hungry general had awarded himself the title of Field Marshal after the fall of the Taliban.
The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011
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The next year Karzai dropped Mohammad Fahim from his post as minister of defense; the power-hungry general had awarded himself the title of Field Marshal after the fall of the Taliban.
The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011
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The chants that erupted on the square included "The people want the fall of the field marshal," referring to Field Marshal
NYT > Global Home By NEIL MacFARQUHAR 2011
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A few days later he changed his mind when the British commander, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, approached him with a plan to stage a huge pincer offensive against the Germans with the British, French, and Americans.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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The 75-year-old Field Marshal has been mentioned as a possible candidate for presidency.
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The 75-year-old Field Marshal has been mentioned as a possible candidate for presidency.
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Some 39 Allied divisions were available for D-Day, pitted against 38 German infantry and nine armored ones; by September, Field Marshal von Rundstedt could scrape together just 21 infantry divisions, most of which had lost their vehicles and artillery.
How the Battle Was Won, if Not Yet the War Alexander Rose 2011
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The Victorian byword for a smart operation of any kind was "All Sir Garnet", a reference to the military expeditions conducted with brisk efficiency by Field Marshal Sir Garnet Wolseley in West Africa and other troubled corners of empire.
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