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Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. KCB (/ ˈ ʃ w ɔːr t s k ɒ f / SHWORTS-kof; 22 August 1934 – 27 December 2012) was a United States Army general. While serving as the commander of United States Central Command , he led all coalition forces in the Gulf War against Ba'athist Iraq .
Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf (/ ˈ ʃ w ɔːr t s k ɒ f / SHWORTS-kof, German: [ˈʃvaʁtskɔpf]; August 28, 1895 – November 25, 1958) was the first superintendent of the New Jersey State Police. He is best known for his involvement in the Lindbergh kidnapping case.
Image title: General Norman Schwarzkopf, USA (uncoverd). Author: Russell Roederer: Source: Film: Short title: DA-SC-92-06419: Date and time of data generation
Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf could refer to: Norman Schwarzkopf Sr. (1895-1958), United States Army general and first superintendent of the New Jersey State Police Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934-2012), United States Army general and commander of Coalition Forces in the Gulf War
Attacks began hours after US General Norman Schwarzkopf emphasized large-scale efforts taken to comb the vast expanses of western Iraq for missile attacks aimed at Israel. [1] Although the attacks were largely inaccurate, the missiles caused 28 of the 148 United States battle deaths during the Gulf War. [2]
The Division's attack would be the first part of Gen Norman Schwarzkopf Jr's "Hail Mary" flanking maneuver. during Desert Storm. On 24 February 1991, the 101st Airborne Division (AASLT) conducted the largest helicopter air assault in military history as it struck 93 miles inside Iraq with over 2,000 men.
The airfield had been supposedly seized by VII Corps some hours earlier. However Safwan had not been taken by US troops as he had assumed. This caused General Schwarzkopf to become enraged at General Frederick M. Franks, Jr., and ordered him to take the town immediately, as he was determined to use it for the incoming talks as scheduled. The ...
"The Bear" – Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., United States Army general (the nickname he preferred over "Stormin' Norman") "The Bearded Man" – Frank Messervy, British Army general (because he tended not to shave in battle) "Beauty" – Harold M. Martin, U.S. Navy admiral [14] "Benny" – Raymond H. Bass, World War II U.S. Navy submarine commander [4]