Alfred Gruenther, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) (NATO Photo 1251)
Birth name
Alfred Maximilian Gruenther
Born
(1899-03-03)March 3, 1899 Platte Center, Nebraska, U.S.
Died
May 30, 1983(1983-05-30) (aged 84) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Army
Years of service
1918–1956
Rank
General
Service number
0-12242
Unit
Field Artillery Branch
Commands held
Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1953−1956)
Battles/wars
World War II
Awards
Army Distinguished Service Medal (4)
Other work
American Red Cross president (1957–1964)
General Alfred Maximilian Gruenther (March 3, 1899 – May 30, 1983) was a senior United States Army officer, Red Cross president, and bridge player. After being commissioned towards the end of World War I, he served in the army throughout the interwar period and into World War II, where he was primarily a staff officer. Several years later, at the age of fifty-two, he became the second youngest four-star general in the history of the United States Army, after only Douglas MacArthur, and succeeded General Matthew Ridgway as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe (SACEUR) serving from 1953 to 1956.
General Alfred Maximilian Gruenther (March 3, 1899 – May 30, 1983) was a senior United States Army officer, Red Cross president, and bridge player. After...
Gruenther is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: AlfredGruenther (1899–1983), United States Army General Richard Gruenther (1924–2015)...
purposes in January 1954 by then-Supreme Allied Commander Europe General AlfredGruenther as: We have... an air-ground shield which, although still not strong...
therefore took Lieutenant General AlfredGruenther with him as his chief of staff. When Eisenhower later recommended Gruenther's elevation to four-star rank...
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support ground operations. Clark and his chief of staff, Major General AlfredGruenther, remained unconvinced of the "military necessity". When handing over...
atomic weapons. In June 1948, General Omar Bradley, Major General AlfredGruenther and Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe visited Sandia and Los Alamos...
30 May 1952 11 July 1953 1 year, 42 days U.S. Army 2 Gruenther, AlfredGeneral AlfredGruenther (1899–1983) 11 July 1953 20 November 1956 3 years, 132 days...
Supreme Allied Commander Europe June 1952 – August 1953 Succeeded by AlfredGruenther Preceded by Joseph Collins Chief of Staff of the United States Army...
to SACEUR 1953–1958 Succeeded by Leon W. Johnson Preceded by Gen. AlfredGruenther Supreme Allied Commander Europe (NATO) 1956—1963 Succeeded by Gen....
Glover III Gordon Gray Cary Grayson[citation needed] Joseph Grew AlfredGruenther Frederick Hale George Hamilton, Jr. Nelson Hartson Christian Herter...
Prime Minister Willem Drees, Supreme Allied Commander Europe General AlfredGruenther and Minister of Defence Kees Staf at the Ministry of General Affairs...
along well with Eisenhower's successors, Generals Matthew Ridgway and AlfredGruenther, whom he had known from the campaign in Italy. During his NATO command...
school hosted alum Illinois Governor Otto Kerner, Jr. and General AlfredGruenther on the topic of national goals. Congressman and staunch anti-communist...
(promoted to full general 10 March 1945) Chief of Staff: Major General AlfredGruenther Commander: Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark (until 16 December 1944)...
Gallagher, Justice of Minnesota Supreme Court (1943–1967) General AlfredGruenther '19, former Supreme Allied Commander—Europe in the 1950s Judge Fallon...
30 May 1952 11 July 1953 1 year, 42 days U.S. Army 2 Gruenther, AlfredGeneral AlfredGruenther (1899–1983) 11 July 1953 20 November 1956 3 years, 132 days...
revenge for Custer; took up residence in Scout's Rest Ranch in 1886 AlfredGruenther (1899–1983), youngest four-star general in United States history; Supreme...
class of June 1918 Lt. Gen Leslie Groves, class of November 1918 Gen. AlfredGruenther, class of 1919 Gen. Anthony McAuliffe, class of 1919 Gen. Williston...
at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) under General AlfredGruenther, whom he knew from his service with Fifth Army in Italy during World...
was played in the newly opened Waldorf-Astoria. Chief referee was AlfredGruenther, a lieutenant instructor at West Point and bridge expert (and later...
Air Chief Marshal Sir Alfred Guy Roland Garrod, GBE, KCB, MC, DFC (13 April 1891 – 3 January 1965) was a senior British Royal Air Force officer. He was...
opinion over a defensive play. According to the match referee, Lt. AlfredGruenther (later 4-star General and Supreme Allied Commander Europe 1953-56)...
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