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Lloyd Fredendall

1883 - 1963

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Lieutenant General Lloyd Ralston Fredendall (December 28, 1883 – October 4, 1963) was a general officer of the United States Army who served during World War II. He is best known for his leadership failure during the Battle of Kasserine Pass, leading to one of America's worst defeats of World War II, for which he was relieved of his command. He was in command of the Central Task Force landings during Operation Torch in North Africa, and led II Corps during the early stages of the Tunisian Campaign. In February 1943, while in command of the II Corps, his forces were defeated by German forces commanded by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim in the Battle of Kasserine Pass. After this debacle, Fredendall was relieved of command of II Corps by General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander in North Africa, and replaced by Major General George S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lloyd Fredendall has received more than 681,525 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lloyd Fredendall is the 1,891st most popular military personnel (down from 1,539th in 2019), the 8,739th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,273rd in 2019) and the 145th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Lloyd Fredendall ranks 1,891 out of 2,058. Before him are Edmund Kirby Smith, Olha Ilkiv, Billy Mitchell, Augustin Bizimungu, Henning von Holtzendorff, and Chesty Puller. After him are Brice Oligui Nguema, Leo Tornikios, John Dill, Andrei Sukhovetsky, Bakht Khan, and Henry Wirz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Lloyd Fredendall ranks 243. Before him are Max Eastman, Ole Lilloe-Olsen, Lili Bech, Louis Bach, Victor Johnson, and Federigo Tozzi. After him are Ernest Hamilton, Joseph Perotaux, Carl Gustav Fleischer, Georg de Laval, Otto Bartning, and Frank Benford. Among people deceased in 1963, Lloyd Fredendall ranks 195. Before him are Benno Moiseiwitsch, Ernie Davis, Jorge Daponte, ZaSu Pitts, Eric Carlberg, and Ivan Brown. After him are Louis Ségura, Rogers Hornsby, Georgy Ushakov, Hugh Gaitskell, Franco Comotti, and Otto Fickeisen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lloyd Fredendall ranks 8,739 out of 20,380. Before him are John Aylward (1946), James Parrott (1897), Hamilton Fish (1808), John Adair (1757), Vincent Youmans (1898), and Kent Beck (1961). After him are Morten Lauridsen (1943), Steve Anderson (1906), G. Gordon Liddy (1930), John F. Kelly (1950), Gerry Goffin (1939), and John Romero (1967).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Lloyd Fredendall ranks 145. Before him are William T. Anderson (1839), Eugene Bullard (1895), Raymond T. Odierno (1954), Robert L. Eichelberger (1886), Edmund Kirby Smith (1824), and Chesty Puller (1898). After him are Moe Berg (1902), Frank Buckles (1901), Anthony Wayne (1745), Lewis Armistead (1817), John Abizaid (1951), and James Stockdale (1923).

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