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Walter Bedell Smith (October 5, 1895 – August 9, 1961) |
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General Walter Bedell "Beetle" Smith
was Dwight D. Eisenhower's Chief of Staff during Eisenhower's tenure at
SHAEF. He also served as U.S.
Ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1946 to 1949. Smith's first military
service was as a private in the Indiana National Guard. He continued his
service during World War I, in the 4th Division of the United States Army
as an Infantry Reserve Officer. This included deployment to France. When General George C. Marshall (foto sotto al centro) became the Army's wartime Chief of Staff, he called in Major Smith to be Assistant to the Secretary of the General Staff. He became Secretary in September 1941 and in February 1942 was named U.S. Secretary of the Combined Chiefs of Staff. Just before the invasion of North Africa, Marshall sent him to England to be Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower's Chief of Staff. He remained in that role until V-E Day, including making the arrangements for the German surrender. Smith had a reputation as a brusque manager, peppered with salty speech, and was often referred to as Eisenhower's "hatchet man". For instance, when Gen. George S. Patton needed to be disciplined, Smith was tasked with delivering the bad news. Smith rose to four star General, and after retirement, he served as U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); and Under Secretary of State. He also played a role in the creation of the National Security Agency (NSA). He died on August 9, 1961 at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington. He was subsequently buried in Section 7 of Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Mary Eleanor Smith (1893-1963), is buried with him. |
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L’armistizio lungo
MARSHALL, George Catlett 1880-1959
WALKER, L. Fred
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SHORT MILITARY
ARMISTICE Le seguenti
condizioni di armistizio sono presentate dal generale Dwight D.
Eisenhower, Generale Comandante delle Forze armate alleate, il quale
agisce per delega dei Governi degli Stati Uniti e della Gran Bretagna, e
nell'interesse delle Nazioni Unite, e sono accettate dal Maresciallo
Badoglio, Capo del Governo italiano. PRESENTI |
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RIDGWAY, Matthew Bunker 1895-1993 |
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