Lloyd Fredendall ( born Lloyd Ralston Fredendall ; December 28, 1883 - October 4, 1963 ) - American military leader, general, who served during the Second World War .
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| Date of Birth | December 28, 1883 |
| Place of Birth | Cheyenne , USA |
| Date of death | October 4, 1963 (aged 79) |
| Place of death | San diego |
| Affiliation |  USA |
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| Years of service | 1907–1946 |
| Rank | lieutenant general |
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| Retired | Snow leopard |
Born in Fort Warren, Wyoming.
In 1905 he entered the military academy at West Point, but was expelled after a semester due to poor behavior; a year later he entered there again, but again almost immediately was expelled [1] . In 1906, Fredendall unexpectedly passed the officer exam at the Massachusetts University of Technology better than any other student, and the following year he was enlisted in the army as 2nd infantry lieutenant.
He served in the Philippines, in August 1917, during the First World War , he was sent to France as part of the 28th Infantry Regiment, receiving a temporary appointment as lieutenant colonel at the end of the war, although he had never participated in hostilities, but had a good reputation as an instructor recruits.
In the 1920s, he was mainly engaged in teaching at military schools. In 1939 he was promoted to brigadier general, in 1940 - to major general.
He is best known as the commander of the landing of American troops in Morocco and Algeria during Operation Torch, and as the commander of the II Corps of the US Army during the start of the Tunis campaign . In February 1943, when he commanded the II Corps, his troops were defeated by German troops under the command of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and Colonel General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim in the battle for the Kasserin Pass . After this setback, Fredendall was relieved of command of II Corps by Dwight Eisenhower and replaced by George Patton in March 1943. Despite this, Fredendall was promoted to lieutenant general, in June 1943 he took command of the American Second Army and was adopted as a hero at home [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Steven L., Ossad . Command Failures: Lessons Learned from Lloyd R. Fredendall , Army Magazine (March 2003). Date of treatment November 20, 2008.
- ↑ Biography from Arlington National Cemetery - Lloyd Fredendall