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Matthew Ridgway

1895 - 1993

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Matthew Bunker Ridgway (3 March 1895 – 26 July 1993) was a senior officer in the United States Army, who served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1952–1953) and the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1953–1955). Although he saw no combat service in World War I, he was intensively involved in World War II, where he was the first Commanding General (CG) of the 82nd Airborne Division, leading it in action in Sicily, Italy and Normandy, before taking command of the newly formed XVIII Airborne Corps in August 1944. He held the latter post until the end of the war in mid-1945, commanding the corps in the Battle of the Bulge, Operation Varsity and the Western Allied invasion of Germany. Ridgway held several major commands after World War II and is most well-known for resurrecting the United Nations (UN) war effort during the Korean War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matthew Ridgway is the 965th most popular military personnel (down from 896th in 2019), the 3,272nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,594th in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Matthew Ridgway ranks 965 out of 2,058. Before him are James Bowie, Dietrich Kraiss, Wilhelm Marschall, Dimitrios Ioannidis, Bertram Ramsay, and Hōjō Ujiyasu. After him are José Miaja, Fritz Klingenberg, Sylvester Stadler, Alexios Strategopoulos, Frank Serpico, and Ilmari Juutilainen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Matthew Ridgway ranks 111. Before him are Lewis Mumford, Heinrich Eberbach, Albert Cohen, Kirsten Flagstad, Martin Luther, and Alexander Orlov. After him are Rolf Nevanlinna, Paul Giesler, Carl Lutz, Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan, Jacques Brugnon, and Liaquat Ali Khan. Among people deceased in 1993, Matthew Ridgway ranks 90. Before him are C. Northcote Parkinson, Bruno Rossi, Christian Metz, Nina Berberova, József Antall, and Tatiana Nikolayeva. After him are Héctor Lavoe, Wilhelm Gliese, Kenneth E. Boulding, Mario Evaristo, Anna Sten, and Felice Borel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Matthew Ridgway ranks 3,272 out of 20,380. Before him are David Blaine (1973), Amadeo Giannini (1870), Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (1867), J. P. Guilford (1897), Ellis Marsalis Jr. (1934), and James Bowie (1796). After him are Al Matthews (1942), Bud Powell (1924), Henry Flagler (1830), Mortimer J. Adler (1902), Robert Rossen (1908), and Mos Def (1973).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Matthew Ridgway ranks 57. Before him are Joseph Dunford (1955), Joseph E. Johnston (1807), Frank Jack Fletcher (1885), Joseph Stilwell (1883), George B. McClellan (1826), and James Bowie (1796). After him are Frank Serpico (1936), Thomas J. Hudner Jr. (1924), P. G. T. Beauregard (1818), Charlie Wilson (1933), Philip Sheridan (1831), and John O'Connor (1920).

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