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General Walter Bedell "Beetle" Smith (5 October 1895 – 9 August 1961) was a senior officer of the United States Army who served as General Dwight D. Eisenhower 's chief of staff at Allied Forces Headquarters (AFHQ) during the Tunisia Campaign and the Allied invasion of Italy in 1943, during World War II. He was Eisenhower's chief of staff at ...
Aug 9, 2018 · The following day, December 19, Patton attends the meeting at Verdun chaired by Eisenhower’s chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith. An intelligence officer gives a briefing on the general situation. Patton then stuns all in the room by announcing,“I can attack with three divisions in forty-eight hours.”
- David T. Zabecki
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Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front, in uniform / U.S. Army Signal Corps. [?] Photograph. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/93511620/>.
He briefed Ike’s chief of staff, General Walter Bedell Smith, who sent the report of the incident to Eisenhower who was on leave in the South of France. It was accompanied by a cover letter saying Smith thought Patton was out of control in Bavaria and that Ike ought to come back and take the matter in hand before any further damage was done.
Aug 5, 2012 · The coming of Eisenhower's hatchet-man. By Dwight Jon Zimmerman - August 5, 2012. Walter Bedell “Beetle” Smith, shown as a lieutenant general during World War II. As Eisenhower’s chief of staff, he was also the supreme allied commander’s chief hatchet-man. Library of Congress photo.
When Germany surrendered, it was Walter Bedell Smith, representing the United States, who signed the surrender document. After the war, Smith held a variety of posts in the Truman administration, including Ambassador to the Soviet Union and Director of Central Intelligence.
Jun 11, 2017 · Bradley and Army Air Force General Carl Spaatz shared the number one position, while Walter Bedell Smith was ranked number two, and Patton number three.
