Wedemeyer, Albert C.
Wedemeyer, Albert C. (1896–1989), World War II general and diplomat.A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Wedemeyer graduated from West Point in 1919. His service in the regular army included tours in the Philippines and China (1923–25, 1930–34). Two years as an exchange student at the German Kriegsakademie in Berlin (1936–38) gave him insight into the Blitzkrieg.
Brought to the War Plans Division of the U.S. Army General Staff by Gen. George C. Marshall in 1941, Wedemeyer became the primary author of the “Victory Plan”—the prophetic prewar document that visualized mobilizing U.S. resources for all‐out war with the Axis, and outlined the broad operational strategy that eventually brought victory. As a member and then head of the Strategy and Policy Group of the wartime Operations Division of the General Staff, he participated in the joint...
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