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Encyclopedia > Norman Schwarzkopf

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Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1342 words)
Norman Schwarzkopf (born August 22, 1934), United States Army general who, while he served as Commander-in-Chief of U.S. Central Command, was commander of the Coalition Forces in the Gulf War of 1991.
Schwarzkopf served as a task force advisor to a South Vietnamese Airborne Division, Schwarzkopf was promoted from Captain to Major.
When Schwarzkopf received word that men under his command had encountered a minefield, he rushed to the scene in his helicopter, as was his custom while a battalion commander (to make available his helicopter).
Norman Schwarzkopf, Sr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (374 words)
Major General Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf (August 28, 1895 - November 25, 1958) was the first superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, and had investigated the Lindbergh kidnapping case.
After receiving a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the cavalry, Schwarzkopf was sent to Europe to fight WWI as part of the American Expeditionary Forces, during which he was gassed with mustard gas, making him succeptable to respratory illnesses for the rest of his life.
Before retiring from the Army in 1953 with the rank of Major General, Schwarzkopf was sent by the CIA to convince the exiled Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to return to power there, going so far as to organize the security forces he trained to support the Shah.
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