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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.
- "Beetle"
- General
- 1911–1953
- Infantry Branch
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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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.
In his new book, Beetle: The Life of General Walter Bedell Smith (University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, 2010, 1,070 pp., photos, maps, notes, index, $39.95. hardcover), author D.K.R. Cresswell leaves no stone unturned in recapturing the spirit of the man who stood behind Eisenhower to offer him hope and encouragement during his darkest hours ...
Jul 25, 2013 · In contrast to the Allies, the Germans moved quickly to take control of Italy. Bundesarchiv photo. Though the surrender of Italy was anticipated, the timing of Mussolini’s ouster caught the Allies ill prepared. Forty different peace proposals with Italy were being considered when the news hit.
Aug 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
On September 28, 1945, Eisenhower summoned Patton to his headquarters in the IG Farben Building in Frankfurt. After a heated exchange among Patton, Eisenhower, and Bedell Smith, Eisenhower quietly, even gently, made what he carefully termed a suggestion.