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Walter Bedell Smith



Smith, Walter Bedell (1895–1961), U.S. Army chief of staff in Europe in World War II. He negotiated the surrenders of Italy (1943) and Germany (1945), was ambassador to the USSR (1946–49), CIA director (1950–53), and undersecretary of state (1953–54).



See also: World War II.

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