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  1. Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. KCB ( / ˈʃwɔːrtskɒf /, German: [ˈʃvartskɔp͡f]; August 22, 1934 – December 27, 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 . Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Schwarzkopf grew up in ...

  2. Apr 8, 2024 · Norman Schwarzkopf, Retired General, Dies at 78. Norman Schwarzkopf (born August 22, 1934, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.—died December 27, 2012, Tampa, Florida) was a U.S. Army officer who commanded Operation Desert Storm, the American-led military action that liberated Kuwait from Iraqi occupation during the Persian Gulf War (1991).

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  3. Dec 28, 2012 · General Norman Schwarzkopf obituary. ... Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Jr was born in Trenton, New Jersey, where his father, Col Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Sr, was head of the New Jersey state police ...

  4. Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. In November 1988, Schwarzkopf was named commander of United States Central Command (CENTCOM), succeeding General George B. Crist. Schwarzkopf was selected over a more popular choice, Vice Admiral Henry C. Mustin, because commanders considered him an accomplished strategic thinker who had experience both in combat and ...

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  6. Dec 28, 2012 · Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. was born on Aug. 22, 1934, in Trenton, one of three children of the man whose name he shared and the former Ruth Bowman. At 18, he dropped the Jr. and his first name ...

  7. Dec 28, 2012 · Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., the hard-charging U.S. Army general whose forces smashed the Iraqi army in the 1991 Gulf War, has died at the age of 78, a U.S. official said on Thursday.

  8. Dec 27, 2012 · Date of Death. December 27, 2012. Schwarzkopf’s graduation from West Point on June 5, 1956. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Army Infantry. (U.S. Military Archives) From childhood, H. Norman Schwarzkopf dreamed of a military career. His father had gone to West Point and served in World War I.

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