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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 ...
[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]
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.
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.
Heinz Wilhelm Guderian (German: [haɪnts ˈvɪlhɛlm ɡuˈdeːʁi.an]; 17 June 1888 – 14 May 1954) was a German general during World War II who, after the war, became a successful memoirist. An early pioneer and advocate of the " blitzkrieg " approach, he played a central role in the development of the panzer division concept.
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 Quartermaster-General to the Forces (QMG) is a senior general in the British Army. The post has become symbolic: the Ministry of Defence organisation charts since 2011 have not used the term "Quartermaster-General to the Forces"; they simply refer to " Chief of Materiel (Land) ".