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Albert Coady Wedemeyer

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569:, but not delivered and still charged to Chaing's account. Thus, while the Nationalists had over 16,000 trucks virtually all of them were rendered inoperable, forcing his troops to march on foot. Ammunition shortages were also causing Nationalist divisions to lose battles, and Chaing's troops were forced to scavenge abandoned American dumps because no deliveries had been made. Even worse, much surplus weaponry and ammunition in the Pacific was being destroyed rather than utilized, and Chiang's government was charged exorbitant prices for what remained. For example, bazookas were sold to Greece at $ 3.65 apiece, while Chiang's government had to pay $ 162. For rifles, the price difference was $ 5.10 and $ 51, respectively. Ammunition cost differences were similar, China being charged $ 85 for 1000 rifle rounds and $ 95 for 1000 machine gun rounds, compared to $ 4.55 and $ 4.58 elsewhere. Wedemeyer recommended an immediate correction of these deficiencies and sending leftover equipment to China rather than blowing it up. 459:. Wedemeyer later recalled his initial dread over the assignment, as service in the China theater was considered a graveyard for American officials, both military and diplomatic. When Wedemeyer arrived at Stilwell's headquarters after Stilwell's dismissal, he was dismayed to discover that Stilwell had intentionally departed without seeing him, and did not leave a single briefing paper for his guidance, though departing United States military commanders habitually greeted their replacement in order to thoroughly brief them on the strengths and weaknesses of headquarters staff, the issues confronting the command, and planned operations. Searching the offices, Wedemeyer could find no documentary record of Stilwell's plans or records of his former or future operations. Wedemeyer then spoke with Stilwell's staff officers but learned little from them because Stilwell, according to the staff, kept everything in his "hip pocket". 608:, Wedemeyer would testify before Congress that while the loss of morale was indeed a cause of the defeat of the Nationalist Chinese forces, the Truman administration's 1947 decision to discontinue further training and modernizing of Nationalist forces, the US-imposed arms embargo, and constant anti-Nationalist sentiment expressed by Western journalists and policymakers were the primary causes of that loss of morale. In particular, Wedemeyer stressed that if the US had insisted on experienced American military advisers attached at the lower battalion and regimental levels of Nationalist armies, as it had done with Greek army forces during the 697: 532:, Russia, and Britain united strongly in their endeavor to bring about a coalition of these two political parties in China by coercing both sides to make realistic concessions, serious post-war disturbance may be averted and timely effective military employment of all Chinese may be obtained against the Japanese. I use the term coercion advisedly because it is my conviction that continued appeals to both sides couched in polite diplomatic terms will not accomplish unification. There must be teeth in Big Three. 44: 517:, the three top military officers in the Far East, recommended to the Pentagon transporting six more Chinese Nationalist armies into North China and Manchuria. However they also suggested that "the U.S. assistance to China, as outlined above, be made available as basis for negotiation by the American Ambassador to bring together and effect a compromise between the major opposing groups in order to promote a united and democratic China." 998: 417: 983: 938: 968: 923: 874: 953: 908: 893: 855: 840: 825: 810: 791: 776: 757: 540:
After Japan's capitulation, Wedemeyer became alarmed that some Japanese troops were surrendering to Communist Chinese forces. He wanted seven American divisions to be sent to China, but General Marshall replied that it should not be given priority over Japan and Korea. Wedemeyer served in China into
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that was both opportune and dire. Chiang's armies were far better-equipped than their Communist adversaries (who had not yet received weapons and training from the Soviets in Manchuria), and pushing them back on all fronts, but ammunition, fuel, and spare parts were severely lacking. These had been
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Wedemeyer later said as a military commander, his statement was intended as a call to force the long-heralded, but never implemented, military alliance between the Nationalist government and Chinese Communists in order to rout undefeated Japanese forces in China. He later told others that he had
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had hoped that Wedemeyer could convince Chiang Kai-shek to institute those military, economic, and political reforms that would create a Nationalist-Communist coalition, he supported Truman's view and suppressed publication of Wedemeyer's report, further provoking resentment by Nationalist and
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said that Wedemeyer had prepared a wise plan that would keep China a valued ally, which it had been sabotaged: "only in treason can we find why evil genius thwarted and frustrated it." The evil geniuses, McCarthy said, included Marshall.
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not only rejected the recommendations in the report but also imposed an arms embargo against the Nationalist government, thereby intensifying the bitter political debate over the role of the United States in the
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gave him six months of restrictions and reduced pay. By his own account, he was various grades of lieutenant for 17 years, before finally being promoted to captain in 1935.
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in Europe as the prime war objective for the United States. This plan was adopted and expanded as the war progressed. Additionally, Wedemeyer helped to plan the
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During his time in the CBI, Wedemeyer attempted to motivate the Nationalist Chinese government to take a more aggressive role against the
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airlift operation with additional, more capable transport aircraft, and continued Stilwell's programs to train, equip, and modernize the
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from October 1943 to the end of the war. Previously, he was an important member of the War Planning Board which formulated plans for the
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The issue of forcing the Nationalists into a coalition government with the Communists would later become a central issue in the fierce "
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and openly voiced his criticism of those allegedly responsible for the Communist takeover of China. In 1951, after the outbreak of the
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communist advocates both inside and outside the US government and the armed forces. The report was reprinted, however, in the 1949
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sent Wedemeyer to China and Korea to examine the "political, economic, psychological and military situations." The result was the
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and in 1947 President Truman sent him back to China to render a report on what actions the United States should take. During the
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General Albert C. Wedemeyer America's Unsung Strategist in World War II, by Dr. John J. McLaughlin. Casemate Publishing, 2012.
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Wedemeyer became a hero to United States anticommunists, and gave many lectures around the country. After retiring as a
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in which Wedemeyer stressed the need for intensive United States training of and assistance to the Nationalist armies.
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Lacking confidence in the Nationalist government caused by Joseph Stilwell and George Marshall's meddling, President
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After returning from China, Wedemeyer was promoted to Army Chief of Plans and Operations. In July 1947, President
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assigned as a staff officer to the War Plans Division. Notably, in 1941 he was the chief author of the "
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Between 1936 and 1938, Captain Wedemeyer was one of a handful of United States Army officers, including
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Albert C. Wedemeyer as a newly commissioned second lieutenant, pictured here sometime in the early 1920s
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Major Speeches and Debates of Senator Joe McCarthy Delivered in the United States Senate, 1950–1951
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Masters and Commanders: The Military Geniuses Who Led the West to Victory in World War II
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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Medal of Freedom – May 23, 1985
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The China Tangle: The American Effort in China from Pearl Harbor to the Marshall Mission
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After the Communist victory in 1949, Wedemeyer became intimately associated with the
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In the ruins of empire : the Japanese surrender and the battle for postwar Asia
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The Wedemeyer Mission: American Politics and Foreign Policy during the Cold War
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Airbridge to Berlin: The Berlin Crisis of 1948, its Origins and Aftermath.
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General Albert C. Wedemeyer: America's Unsung Strategist in World War II
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Fact Finding Mission to China: Report by Wedemeyer, September 19, 1947
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to assume command of United States forces in China, replacing General
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also testified that the arms embargo was a significant factor in the
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On October 27, 1944, Wedemeyer received a telegram from General
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Following completion of the report, he assumed command of the
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Burial Detail: Wedemeyer, Albert C (Section 30, Grave 595-LH)
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Six Armies in Normandy: From D-Day to the Liberation Of Paris
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When he returned to Washington that year, Wedemeyer analyzed
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to be Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander of the
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United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni
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Combined Arms Research Library, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
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Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)
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United States Army personnel who were court-martialed
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National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena
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D.M. Giangreco, D.M and Griffin, Robert E.; (1988)
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He was instrumental in expanding 420:General Wedemeyer arriving in Chungking, 1944 8: 1006:, Regular Army, Retired List: July 19, 1954 509:On December 7, 1945, Wedemeyer with General 1699:United States Army generals of World War II 1455: 1453: 1451: 676:In 1957, Wedemeyer was affiliated with the 400:", which advocated the defeat of Germany's 1602: 1417:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 1397:(1st ed.). New York. pp. 38–39. 1060:Romanus, Charles F. and Riley Sunderland, 901:, Army of the United States: July 7, 1942 42: 31: 424:In 1943, Wedemeyer was reassigned to the 264:, Wedemeyer was a chief supporter of the 228:(July 9, 1896 – December 17, 1989) was a 1669:Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients 1527:Army Register, 1948. Vol. II. p. 1923. 1268:Penguin Books, 2007, Kindle loc. 4738-45 736: 707:On December 17, 1989, Wedemeyer died at 415: 1664:Military personnel from Omaha, Nebraska 1136: 1029:, New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1958. 276:Wedemeyer was born on July 9, 1896, in 1659:Burials at Arlington National Cemetery 1410: 1215:, unpublished report, August 3, 1938, 27:United States Army general (1896–1989) 1694:United States Military Academy alumni 673:by act of Congress on July 19, 1954. 634:In 1948, Wedemeyer supported General 7: 1257: 1255: 727:National Register of Historic Places 1082:America's Failure in China, 1941–50 916:, Regular Army: December 11, 1942 784:, Regular Army: February 27, 1920 25: 1490:website, a Chapter section from: 1444:. December 20, 1989. p. D23. 1193:"The Man Who Planned The Victory" 976:, Regular Army: January 24, 1948 669:in 1951, he was promoted to full 606:fall of China to Communist forces 1169:Kirkpatrick, Charles E. (1992). 996: 981: 966: 951: 936: 921: 906: 891: 872: 853: 838: 823: 808: 789: 774: 755: 192:Army Distinguished Service Medal 1248:– via Archive Foundation. 833:, Regular Army: August 1, 1935 300:In 1919, he graduated from the 206:Order of Blue Sky and White Sun 991:, Retired list: June 23, 1951 961:, Regular Army: April 6, 1946 818:, Regular Army: June 24, 1924 748:United States Military Academy 464:Imperial Japanese Armed Forces 308:. On his first assignment, at 302:United States Military Academy 1: 1621:Commanding General Sixth Army 1288:Wedemeyer, Albert C. (Gen.), 1089:The Pacific Historical Review 848:, Regular Army: July 1, 1940 682:Presidential Medal of Freedom 488:United States Army Air Forces 202:Presidential Medal of Freedom 1575:concise.britannica biography 1341:Wedemeyer, Albert C. (Gen), 1316:Wedemeyer, Albert C. (Gen), 1074:. 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Albert C. Wedemeyer

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