Re: An observation on the first 30 days of the Korean War

["A.M.J. Bielakowski" <abielak@yahoo.com>]

--- DasHaas@aol.com wrote:
> Ed
> 
>     A perceptive observation to say the least, and likely a key
> ingredient in 
> their following conduct.  I'm trying to remember, weren't the
> Wolfhounds the 
> army unit that, along with a contingent of U.S. Marines, sent to
> northern 
> Russia to fight the Bolsheviks for a brief period in the 1920s? Seems
> to me 
> that the Wolfhounds have been blessed with good lineage and pride for
> a long 
> time.  And to give credit where credit is due, maybe they were
> luckier than 
> average in having good leadership assigned to them over a prolonged
> period.  
> I'm not clear whether the Wolfhounds have been considered a "premier"
> unit in 
> the conventional infantry ranks.  Premier enough to have the army
> give some 
> thought as to who they assign to the unit.
> 
> Mike

Maybe Ben can answer this, but I am almost positive that no marines
were involved in the Expedition to Russia in 1919-1921.

Alex

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Alexander M. Bielakowski
Ph.D. Candidate
Kansas State University
abielak@ksu.edu

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