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Lucius D. Clay

1898 - 1978

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Lucius Dubignon Clay (23 April 1898 – 16 April 1978) was a senior officer of the United States Army who was known for his administration of occupied Germany after World War II. He served as the deputy to General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1945; deputy military governor, Germany, in 1946; Commander in Chief, United States Forces in Europe and military governor of the United States Zone, Germany, from 1947 to 1949. Clay orchestrated the Berlin Airlift (1948–1949) when the USSR blockaded West Berlin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lucius D. Clay is the 1,226th most popular military personnel (up from 1,257th in 2019), the 4,178th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,673rd in 2019) and the 71st most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Lucius D. Clay ranks 1,226 out of 2,058. Before him are Sō Yoshitoshi, Neoptolemus, Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, Ieronim Uborevich, Walther Wever, and Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg. After him are Friedrich Sixt von Armin, Philippicus, Claude François de Malet, Gustav-Adolf von Zangen, Juan Yagüe, and Claude Choules.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Lucius D. Clay ranks 129. Before him are Karl Koller, Vilhelm Moberg, Ada Blackjack, Benjamin Fondane, Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt, and Étienne Decroux. After him are Irene Dunne, Leopold Okulicki, Jack Haley, José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones, Reino Ragnar Lehto, and Jacob Tullin Thams. Among people deceased in 1978, Lucius D. Clay ranks 110. Before him are Mstislav Keldysh, Louis Prima, Gig Young, Carlos Chávez, Ivan Tyulenev, and Jean Acker. After him are Mária Mednyánszky, Nancy Spungen, Henryk Zygalski, Semyon Krivoshein, Hans Stuck, and Bernhard Karlgren.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lucius D. Clay ranks 4,178 out of 20,380. Before him are Aaliyah (1979), Carl Bernstein (1944), Jennifer Doudna (1964), Zach Galifianakis (1969), Kenny Clarke (1914), and Edwin Sutherland (1883). After him are Chubby Checker (1941), Richard Jordan (1937), Rob Cohen (1949), Patrick Henry (1736), Tracy Pollan (1960), and Sam Webb (1945).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Lucius D. Clay ranks 71. Before him are Wesley Clark (1944), Chelsea Manning (1987), Carl Brashear (1931), Kit Carson (1809), Monte Melkonian (1957), and John Basilone (1916). After him are George Dewey (1837), David Petraeus (1952), John C. Woods (1911), Charles Robert Jenkins (1940), Alexander Vandegrift (1887), and William Calley (1943).

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