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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 3985003, member: 7511"] The Longest Day incorrectly attributed that quote to General Cota, played by Robert Mitchum, which created some historical confusion. The actual quote was uttered by General Taylor. General Cota was on Omaha Beach on D-Day, and he did lead his men heroically, including commanding the team of engineers that blew up the sea wall using Bangalore torpedoes. There were a number of quotes from D-Day attributed to General Cota. His most famous quote was similar to General Taylor’s, if not quite as stirring, “Gentlemen we are being killed on the beaches. Let us go inland and be killed.” [/QUOTE]