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Major General Charles Andrew Willoughby (March 8, 1892-October 25th, 1972) was a Major General in the U.S. Army, serving as General Douglas MacArthur's Chief of Intelligence during most of WWII and the Korean Conflict.
Early Life and Education
Willoughby was born Adolf Karl (or Charles) Tscheppe-Weidenbach in the town of Heidelberg, Germany, the son of Baron T. von Tscheppe-Weidenbach from Baden, Germany and Emma Willoughby Scheppe-Weidenbach of Baltimore, Maryland. A view of the city from the castle (Schloss) A view of stone bridge from the castle (Schloss) The castle (Schloss) above the town Shopping district Heidelberg and the other cities of the Neckar valley View from the so called alley of philosophers (Philosophenweg) towards the Old Town, with Heidelberg...
His early life was spent in Germany, only moving to the United States after attending the University of Heidelberg in 1910. He changed his name from Adolf Tscheppe-Weidenbach to Charles Willoughby (His mother's maiden name) at the same time.
Willoughby served in the Army as an enlisted man beginning in 1910, eventually reaching the rank of Sergeant.
He entered Gettysburg College in 1913 at the age of 21, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1914. After receiving his degree, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Officer's Volunteer Corps in 1914. Gettysburg College is a private four-year liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, founded in 1832, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, adjacent to the famous battlefield. ...
World War I Willoughby, commissioned a both Second and First Lieutenant in the Regular Army on 27 November 1916. He joined the American Expeditionary Force in June 1917 and was promoted to Captain on 30 June 1917.
Inter-war years After the war, Major Willoughby joined the 24th Infantry in New Mexico in 1919. He spent 2 years at his post before being posted to San Juan, Puerto Rico. He became involved in Military Intelligence while in San Juan.
1929 saw Willoughby assigned to Command & General Staff College as a student and in 1931 as an instructor.
In 1936, Major Willoughby was promoted Lieutenant Colonel.
World War II Willoughby was the chief of intelligence on General MacArthur's staff during World War II, the occupation of Japan, and the Korean war. Willoughby became a major general on 12 April 1945. MacArthur landing at Leyte Beach in 1944. ...
Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian...
History of Japan Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period ---Kofun period ---Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period Muromachi period Azuchi-Momoyama period ---Nanban period Edo period Meiji period Taisho period Showa period ---Japanese expansionism ---Occupied Japan ---Post-Occupation Japan Heisei The Surrender of Japan Japan surrendered to the Allies...
Combatants United Nations: Republic of Korea Australia Belgium Canada Colombia Ethiopia France Greece Netherlands New Zealand Philippines South Africa Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States Medical staff: Denmark India Italy Norway Sweden Communist states: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea People’s Republic of China Soviet Union Commanders Syngman Rhee...
Korea
Other Activities He was involved in the creation of Field Operations Intelligence, a top secret Army Intelligence unit that later came under joint military and CIA control. Willoughby retired from the army in 1951. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
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Retirement, Death and Legacy After his retirement, Willoughby travelled to Spain and became an unofficial advisor to the Spanish dictator, Francisco Franco, whom he described as "the second greatest military commander in the world" (MacArthur being the 'greatest'.) Willoughby had first met Franco in the 1920s, and had admired him ever since. Francisco Yannick Kneusje Tengo Angel Fernandez Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde Salgado Pardo (4 December 1892 – 20 November or possibly 19 November[1] 1975), abbreviated “Francisco Franco y Bahamonde†and commonly known as “GeneralÃsimo Francisco Franco†(pron. ...
An avowed racist and fanatical supporter of extreme right wing causes, Willoughby was once described as "my little fascist" by MacArthur. In this vein, Willoughby had once written of Italian dictator Mussolini: "Historical judgement, freed from the emotional haze of the moment, will credit Mussolini with wiping out a memory of defeat by re-establishing the traditional military supremecy of the white race." 1. ...
Benito Mussolini created a fascist state through the use of propaganda, total control of the media and disassembly of the working democratic government. ...
In his later years, Willoughby would publish the racist 'Foreign Intelligence Digest' newspaper, and work closely with Texas oil tycoon H.L. Hunt on the International Committee for the Defence of Christian Culture, an extreme right "umbrella" organization that had connections to para-military groups such as the John Birch Society and the Minutemen. Official language(s) None See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area Ranked 2nd - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²) - Width 773 miles (1,244 km) - Length 790 miles (1,270 km) - % water 2. ...
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A business magnate, sometimes referred to as a mogul, tycoon, or industrialist is a person who controls a large portion of a particular industry and whose wealth derives primarily from this control. ...
Haroldson Lafayette Hunt, Jr. ...
A paramilitary is a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion. ...
The John Birch Society is an Americanist organization founded in 1958 to fight what it saw as growing threats to the Constitution of the United States especially a perceived communist infiltration and to support free enterprise. ...
Lexington Minuteman representing John Parker Minutemen is a name given to members of the militia of the American Colonies, who vowed to be ready for battle in a minutes notice. ...
In 1968 Willoughby moved with his wife to Naples, Florida. Charles Willoughby died on 25th October, 1972.
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"... You are now part of the great game of solving the JFK assassination riddle. The danger to those involved is immense, tantamount to playing Russian Roulette... Prior to his death some time ago I spent several days with Tscheppe Weidenbach... an enlightened conversation... you may want to research down to the name which is part of the game we can't make it too easy... " Enclosed with this anonymous letter was a type-written note, with the letterhead of the King Edward Sheraton Hotel in Toronto, Canada. It read: King Edward has been the name of several monarchs in English history: Edward the Elder Edward the Martyr Edward the Confessor Edward I of England Edward II of England Edward III of England Edward IV of England Edward V of England Edward VI of England Edward VII of the United...
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"... YOUR CANADIAN COMPUTERS RESEARCHING THE ASSASSINATION OF JOHN KENNEDY DEVELOPED LEADS TO A MAN NAMED TSCHEPPE-WEIDENBACH BORN IN 1892 IN HEIDELBERG, GERMANY AS HAVING MASTERMINDED THE ASSASSINATION WITH THE APPROVAL. 'THE' MAN WHO COULD DO NO WRONG IN AMERICAN HISTORY? YOUR GENERAL (EASY RESEARCH0 MIGHT WELL PROVIDE A LEAD TO THE CLEVER MIND FROM HEIDELBERG... "
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Decorations - Silver Star - Jan 24, 1942 (Bataan)
- Distinguished Service Cross - Jan 9, 1943 (Buna)
Published Works Guerrilla Resistance Movement in the Philippines, 1941-1945 New York: Vantage, 1972
MacArthur, 1941-1951 New York: McGraw-Hill, 1954
Shanghai Conspiracy: The Sorge Spy Ring Boston: Western, 1952
Intelligence Series: G-2 USAFFE, SWPA, AFPAC, FEC, SCAP Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1948
Argosy Jan 1966 "America Needs a Foreign Legion!" (with Edward Hymoff),
Willoughby is a member of the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame. The Military Intelligence Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame established by the Military Intelligence Corps of the U.S. Army to honor soldiers and civilians who have made exceptional contributions to Military Intelligence. ...
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