Frederick E. Morgan
Sir Frederick Edgeworth Morgan (born February 5, 1894 in Paddock Wood , Kent , England , † March 19, 1967 in Northwood , Middlesex ) was a British Lieutenant-General ( Lieutenant General ) in World War II , who did the main work on the planning of Operation Overlord performed.
Life
Morgan joined the Royal Artillery in 1913 , and fought in Belgium and France during World War I. From 1919 to 1935 he served in India , where he became a staff officer. He later became a member of the British War Office.
Morgan commanded a group in the British 1st Armored Division in 1940 and fought in France. In May 1942 he became Lieutenant-General in command of the 1st Corps District, which included the regiments of Lincolnshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire . In October of the same year he became commander of the 1st Corps under General Dwight D. Eisenhower . He was given the task of preparing a landing in the western Mediterranean to either support the main Allied thrust or to deal with a German attack on Gibraltar. When the latter planning proved to be no longer necessary, Morgan was given the task of planning the landings in North Africa . In the spring of 1943 he became Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander and coordinated the planning for Operation Overlord . For his service he was established in August 1944 as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the knighthood raised. From 1944 to 1945 he was Eisenhower's deputy at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force . In this position he signed the German capitulation on May 7, 1945 in Reims.
Morgan resigned from the army in 1946. He was then involved in Britain's nuclear energy program in the 1950s.
Fonts
- Overture to Overlord. With a foreword by Dwight D. Eisenhower . Hodder & Stoughton, London 1950.
- Peace and War. A Soldier's Life. Hodder & Stoughton, London 1961 (autobiography)
literature
- Sir Frederick Morgan , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 26/1967 from June 19, 1967, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
Web links
- Biography ( English )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morgan, Frederick E. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morgan, Frederick Edgeworth (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Lieutenant-General in World War II, planned Operation Overlord |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paddock Wood , Kent |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 19, 1967 |
| Place of death | Northwood , Middlesex |