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Author. General Albert Coady Wedemeyer (July 9, 1896 – December 17, 1989) [ 1 ] was a United States Army commander who served in Asia during World War II from October 1943 to the end of the war. Previously, he was an important member of the War Planning Board which formulated plans for the invasion of Normandy.
Albert Coady Wedemeyer (born July 9, 1897, Omaha, Neb., U.S.—died Dec. 17, 1989, Ft. Belvoir, Va.) was an American military leader who was the principal author of the 1941 Victory Program, a comprehensive war plan devised for the U.S. entry into World War II. After graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (1919), Wedemeyer was ...
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Wedemeyer, Albert C. (1896–1989), World War II general and diplomat.A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Wedemeyer graduated from West Point in 1919. His service in the regular army included tours in the Philippines and China (1923–25, 1930–34). Two years as an exchange student at the German Kriegsakademie in Berlin (1936–38) gave him insight ...
Dec 21, 1989 · Dec. 21, 1989 12 AM PT. From a Times Staff Writer. Albert Coady Wedemeyer, one of the few ranking staff officers who shaped America’s military strategy during World War II and its diplomatic ...
views updated. Albert Coady Wedemeyer (wĕd´ēmī´ər), 1897–1989, American general, b. Omaha, Nebr., grad. West Point, 1918. After service in China, the Philippines, and Europe, he was graduated (1936) from the general staff school at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., and was sent to the German general staff school. In World War II he was (1941 ...
May 8, 2012 · Despite Wedemeyer's key position at the crux of modern history, his contributions have been overlooked in most accounts of World War II and the Cold War beyond. In this work we gain an intimate look at a visionary thinker who helped guide the Allies to victory in their greatest challenge, but whose vision of the post-war world was unfortunately not heeded.
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General Albert Wedemeyer’s most significant military schooling was the two years he spent at the German military school in Berlin, the Kriegsadademie, 1936 – 1938. The experience shaped his entire professional outlook, and had a profound impact on his career. Wedemeyer was introduced to Grand Strategy, battle tactics, armored infantry ...
