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Major General Robert Tryon Frederick (March 14, 1907 – November 29, 1970) was a senior United States Army officer. During World War II, he commanded the 1st Special Service Force, the 1st Allied Airborne Task Force, and the 45th Infantry Division, and was twice awarded the Distinguished Service Cross .
- 1928–1952
- United States Army
Robert Tryon Frederick (* 14. März 1907 in San Francisco ; † 29. November 1970 in Stanford , Kalifornien ) war ein hochdekorierter Offizier der United States Army , zuletzt im Range eines Major General , der im Zweiten Weltkrieg unter anderem die First Special Service Force und die 45th Infantry Division befehligte und nach dem ...
DOWNLOAD. In a small ceremony held on 3 December 2021, the U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) History Office dedicated its building (E-1930) on Desert Storm Drive, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Major General (MG) Robert T. Frederick, legendary commander of the World War II American-Canadian First Special Service Force.
A soldier of the 1st Special Service Force fires his weapon at Germans holed up in a farmhouse near the Anzio beachhead in April 1944. Under General Robert T. Frederick, the 1st Special Service Force, composed of American and Canadian soldiers, became a legendary fighting outfit in Italy.
Bio. MG Robert T. Frederick organized, trained, and led the combined Canadian-American First Special Service Force (FSSF) in World War II. Originally conceived as a commando action force to counter the Nazi occupation of Norway, the concept was reoriented to an elite fighting element trained for cold weather, mountainous, and amphibious operations.
Newly promoted Brigadier General Frederick was sent to command the 1st Allied Airborne Task Force for the invasion of Southern France. U.S. Army Colonel Edwin A. Walker, commander of the 3rd FSSF Regiment, assumed command. He led the Force amphibious assaults on 14 August 1944 on the islands of Port Cros and Levant in the Mediterranean.
6. Juni 2017 · Looking for Genuine American Heroes to Celebrate the Anniversary of the Liberation of Rome and D-Day on June 5 and 6, 1944? Meet WWII Commander R.T. Frederick and his Devil’s Brigade.
