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During World War II, he served as the quartermaster-general from 1941 to 1944 and was promoted to lieutenant general on 1 August 1943. On 24 July 1939, he drew up regulations that allowed German soldiers to take hostages from civilian populations and execute them in response to resistance. [ 1 ]
In March 1944, Eisenhower and Lee raised a requirement for 4,259,000 ETO jackets, of which 300,000 would be manufactured in the UK. The ETO quartermaster, Major General Robert McG. Littlejohn, met with Major General Lucius D. Clay at Army Service Forces headquarters. The British wool used in the ETO design was unobtainable in the United States ...
General Sir Gwilym Ivor Thomas, GCB, KBE, DSO, MC & Bar (23 July 1893 – 29 August 1972) was a senior British Army officer who saw active service in both World Wars.He is most notable for commanding the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division throughout the campaign in Western Europe from June 1944 until Victory in Europe Day in May 1945, and later rose to become Quartermaster-General to the Forces.
In 1945 he was promoted to Lieutenant General, the first Quartermaster Officer to attain this rank. As Quartermaster General during World War II, he oversaw the development, procurement and distribution of billions of dollars worth of equipment and supplies. Gregory also supervised the training of thousands of quartermaster soldiers.
The Commanders of World War II were for the most part career officers.They were forced to adapt to new technologies and forged the direction of modern warfare. Some political leaders, particularly those of the principal dictatorships involved in the conflict, Adolf Hitler (Germany), Benito Mussolini (Italy), and Hirohito (Japan), acted as dictators for their respective countries or empires.
[10] [50] In his final thesis at the Staff College, Ismay correctly predicted that the next European war would be a total war, but he incorrectly predicted that cavalry would continue to play a role in future warfare. [49] After the Staff College, Ismay became Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General of the Indian Army. [51]
Walther Wenck (German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈvɛŋk]; 18 September 1900 – 1 May 1982) was a German officer and industrialist.He was the youngest General of the branch [1] (General der Truppengattung) in the German Army and a staff officer during World War II.
Andrew Thomas McNamara Jr. was born in East Providence, Rhode Island, on 14 May 1905, [1] [2] one of four children and the only son of a barber. [3] At high school he distinguished himself as an athlete, [4] He entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York on 1 July 1924, and graduated on 9 June 1928, ranked 253rd in his class of 261.