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1. Jan. 2010 · In Beetle: The Life of General Walter Bedell Smith, D. K. R. Crosswell offers the first full-length biography of the general, including insights into his close relationships with Marshall and Eisenhower. Meticulously researched and long overdue, Beetle sheds new light on Eisenhower as supreme commander and the campaigns in North Africa, Italy ...
12. Dez. 2011 · December 12, 2011. Walter Bedell Smith, known as "Beetle," first saw action in World War I, rose to become General Dwight Eisenhower's chief of staff in World War II, and ended his career as the number two in the State Department during Eisenhower's presidency. Beetle is a major contribution to the history of World War II.
25. März 2016 · Hardworking Walter Bedell Smith, whose nickname was “Beetle,” was a high-ranking staff officer who performed useful service throughout World War II. In an army dominated by West Point graduates, this former National Guardsman rose through the ranks on account of his skills as an organizer and administrator. During the postwar period, he served capably as ambassador to the Soviet Union ...
Walter Bedell Smith (Indianapolis, 5 ottobre 1895 – Washington, 9 agosto 1961) è stato un generale statunitense durante la seconda guerra mondiale. Capo di stato maggiore e principale collaboratore militare del generale Dwight Eisenhower , ebbe un ruolo importantissimo nella conduzione delle operazioni durante la campagna alleata del 1944-1945 sul Fronte occidentale .
Walter Bedell Smith. Actor: To Hell and Back. As a brigadier general, Walter Bedell Smith was chief of staff in Europe to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II, and he was the man who negotiated first the surrender of Italy and then of Germany. He was U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1946 to 1949 and Director of Central Intelligence from...
14. Mai 2024 · To commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, today we spotlight U.S. Army Lieutenant General Walter Bedell “Beetle” Smith (1895-1961) who is buried in Section 7 of Arlington National Cemetery (ANC). The name “Beetle” Smith may not be as well-known as other names of World War II generals, such as Marshall, Eisenhower or Patton. However, Smith played a key behind ...
1. März 2011 · Walter Bedell Smith, known as "Beetle," first saw action in World War I, rose to become General Dwight Eisenhower's chief of staff in World War II, and ended his career as the number two in the State Department during Eisenhower's presidency. Victor Krulak, known as "Brute," watched the rise of Japanese aggression as an intelligence officer in Shanghai in the 1930s and was active in the ...
