Major General Charles H. Gerhardt

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Major General Charles H. Gerhardt was a U.S. Army officer best known for commanding the 29th Infantry Division during the D-Day landings and subsequent World War II campaigns in Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army officer
United States Army officer
human
military commander
allegiance United States of America
surface form: United States
awardReceived Army Distinguished Service Medal NERFINISHED
Bronze Star Medal
Distinguished Service Cross NERFINISHED
French Croix de Guerre NERFINISHED
Legion of Merit
Order of the British Empire
Purple Heart
Silver Star
battle Battle of Normandy NERFINISHED
Battle of Saint-Lô NERFINISHED
Normandy landings NERFINISHED
Western Front (World War II) NERFINISHED
branchOfService United States Army NERFINISHED
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery
conflict World War I
World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1895-06-06
dateOfDeath 1976-10-09
educatedAt United States Military Academy
familyName Gerhardt NERFINISHED
givenName Charles
hasPartInBiography career as a cavalry and infantry officer between the world wars
hasRelative Charles H. Gerhardt Sr. NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Major General
memberOf United States Army Infantry Branch NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Infantry
militaryRank Major General
militaryUnitCommanded 29th Infantry Division NERFINISHED
29th Infantry Division (United States) NERFINISHED
notableEvent D-Day landings in Normandy NERFINISHED
notableFor command presence on Omaha Beach on 6 June 1944
leadership of National Guard troops in combat in Europe
strict discipline and demanding training standards for the 29th Infantry Division
notableWork command of the 29th Infantry Division in World War II
participatedIn occupation duties in Germany after World War II
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath Shreveport, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld commanding general of the 29th Infantry Division
serviceEnd 1956
serviceNumber O-2559
serviceStart 1917
theaterOfOperations European Theater of Operations, United States Army NERFINISHED

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United States 29th Infantry Division notableCommander Major General Charles H. Gerhardt
subject surface form: 29th Infantry Division