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General Walter Bedell (Beetle) Smith during a celebration in his honor, June 6, 1945 Credit: Indiana Historical Society View Source. Upon his return from Europe, Smith chose to remain in the service and pursued military studies at the army’s Infantry School, the Command and General Staff College, and the Army War College, ascending to the rank of captain.
Generál Walter Bedell Smith ( 5. října 1895 Indianapolis – 9. srpna 1961 Washington, D.C.) byl americký voják, zpravodajský důstojník, diplomat a státní úředník. Působil jako náčelník štábu vrchního velitele západních Spojenců ve 2. světové válce Dwighta D. Eisenhowera, v období 1946–1948 byl velvyslancem USA v ...
SMITH, WALTER BEDELL: COLLECTION OF WORLD WAR II DOCUMENTS, 1941-45. Chief of Staff, Allied Headquarters, North Africa, 1942-44; Chief of Staff, SHAEF, 1944-45; Chief of Staff, U.S. Forces, European Theater, 1945; U.S. Ambassador to the U.S.S.R., 1946-49; Commanding General, 1st Army, 1949-50; Director, CIA, 1950-53; Under Secretary of State, 1953-54; member, National Security Training ...
Chapter 20 - The Last Salute. CHAPTER XX. General Walter Bedell Smith. Special Full Honor Funeral. 9-14 August 1961. On 9 August 1961 General Walter Bedell Smith suffered a heart attack at his home in Washington and died in the ambulance on the way to Walter Reed General Hospital. He was sixty-five years old and had retired.
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 ...
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 ...
Despite his shortcomings, Walter Bedell Smith was just the kind of officer General Dwight David Eisenhower sorely needed to run his command staff. Smith was also the perfect choice to run interference between Ike and the British, who did not always see eye to eye on the numerous issues during the conflict. Eisenhower could be indecisive at times. But Smith was his voice of confidence in ...
