General George C. Marshall

In my opinion General George Marshall was one of this country's greatest heroes, and certainly one of the greatest unsung heroes. Not only was his intellect greatly responsible for winning World War II, his Marshall Plan kept Europe from loosing a single country to Communism during the Cold War.

One of the most magnificent stories I know about General Marshall is regarding D-Day. General Marshall was so very significant in every aspect of building up the military, and fighting the war in both theaters. He was also a major contributor in the conception and execution of the D-day plan, but was destined to be forgotten by history. President Roosevelt was conscious of this fact, and concerned Marshall's excellence would not be remembered, much as Lincoln's Chief of Staff during the Civil War. The President offered General Marshall, General Eisenhower's job as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe, which in turn would allow him to lead the Normandy invasion.

General Marshall turned down this offer because he felt he was needed in Washington, and a change of command at the last moment simply for his reputation and ego was not appropriate.

This was a great man who should never be forgotten.

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		General George C. Marshall



		In my opinion General George Marshall was one of this country's greatest heroes, and certainly one of the greatest unsung heroes. Not only was his intellect greatly responsible for winning World War II, his Marshall Plan kept Europe from loosing a single country to Communism during the Cold War. One of the most magnificent stories I know about General Marshall is regarding D-Day. General Marshall was so very significant in every aspect of building up the military, and fighting the war in both theaters. He was also a major contributor in the conception and execution of the D-day plan, but was destined to be forgotten by history. President Roosevelt was conscious of this fact, and concerned Marshall's excellence would not be remembered, much as Lincoln's Chief of Staff during the Civil War. The President offered General Marshall, General Eisenhower's job as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe, which in turn would allow him to lead the Normandy invasion. General Marshall turned down this offer because he felt he was needed in Washington, and a change of command at the last moment simply for his reputation and ego was not appropriate. This was a great man who should never be forgotten. To learn more about General Marshall please visit this link: More on General George Marshall MORE PHOTOS... Copyright Stacy Foster 2001