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Tommy Ray Franks (born June 17, 1945) is a retired United States Army general. His last army post was as the Commander of the United States Central Command, overseeing United States military operations in a 25-country region, including the Middle East.
- Tommy Ray Bentley
- General
- 1965–2003
- United States Army
Tommy Ray Franks ist ein ehemaliger General der US Army und war von 2000 bis 2003 Oberkommandierender des US Central Command. Als Kommandeur des CENTCOM war er zuständig für die Planung und Durchführung der Invasion in Afghanistan und des Irakkrieges im Rahmen des Krieges gegen den Terror.
29. Apr. 2024 · Iraq War. Tommy Franks (born June 17, 1945, Wynnewood, Okla., U.S.) is an American general who, as commander in chief of Central Command (Centcom; 2000–03), led U.S. forces in the overthrow of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan (2001) and of Ṣaddām Ḥussein in Iraq (2003). ( See Iraq War .)
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General Tommy R. Franks In this riveting memoir, General Franks retraces his journey from small-town boyhood in Oklahoma and Midland, Texas, through a lifetime of military service. Drawing on his own recollections and military records declassified for this book, Franks offers the first true insider’s account of the war on terrorism that has ...
23. März 2003 · March 23, 2003. The world got its first extended look today at America's chief war fighter, Gen. Tommy R. Franks. Nearly 72 hours after beginning the war against Iraq with strikes aimed at Saddam...
Tommy Franks succeeds General Anthony Zinni as commander of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on the 6th. As commander of CENTCOM, Franks is in charge of military operations for 25 countries in Africa, Central Asia, and the Middle East.
17. Apr. 2003 · Gen. Tommy R. Franks, commander of America's war on Iraq, sealed his victory today by convening a meeting of his top allied land, air, naval and special-operations officers in what was once one...
