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Walter Bedell „Beetle“ Smith (* 5. Oktober 1895 in Indianapolis, Indiana; † 9. August 1961 in Washington, D.C.) war Dwight D. Eisenhowers Stabschef während seiner Amtszeit als Oberbefehlshaber des Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force und von 1950 bis 1953 Direktor des US-Geheimdienstes CIA. Außerdem fungierte er von 1946 bis ...
General Walter Bedell "Beetle" Smith (5 October 1895 – 9 August 1961) was a senior officer of the United States Army who served as General Dwight D. Eisenhower 's chief of staff at Allied Forces Headquarters (AFHQ) during the Tunisia Campaign and the Allied invasion of Italy in 1943, during World War II. He was Eisenhower's chief of staff at ...
9. Apr. 2024 · Walter Bedell Smith was a U.S. Army general, diplomat, and administrator who served as chief of staff for U.S. forces in Europe during World War II. Smith began his military career as an enlisted man in the Indiana National Guard (1910–15) and in 1917 was commissioned a second lieutenant of
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NEU IN DEUTSCHLAND Walter Bedell Smith: »General Eisenhowers sechs große Entscheidungen«. 11.12.1956, 13.00 Uhr • aus DER SPIEGEL 50/1956. Eisenhowers Feldherrngröße als Besieger ...
BIOGRAPHY. Walter Bedell Smith, (born October 5, 1895, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.—died August 9, 1961, Washington, D.C.), U.S. Army general, diplomat, and administrator who served as chief of staff for U.S. forces in Europe during World War II. Smith began his military career as an enlisted man in the Indiana National Guard (1910–15) and ...
Learn about the life and career of Walter Bedell Smith, a general in the U.S. Army who served in World War I and World War II. Find out his biography, awards, engagements, photos and tributes.
5. Aug. 2012 · Walter Bedell Smith and his wartime secretary, Ruth Briggs, 1943. Briggs remained in the U.S. Army after World War II and was Smith’s executive assistant when he was ambassador to the Soviet Union (1946-1949). U.S. Army photo courtesy of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library. Smith was also famous for his quick temper.
