# Leighton W. Smith, Jr.

> Leighton Warren Smith Jr. was a former United States Navy admiral. In 1994, he became the Commander in Chief of United States Naval Forces Europe and Allied Forces Southern Europe, holding the commands during the height of the Yugoslav wars. He commanded the NATO enacted no-fly zone over Bosnia and the later bombing campaign against Republika Srpska in 1995. The same year he additionally took on command of the NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR) in Bosnia with the objective of overseeing the peace agreement. He held all three positions until his retirement in 1996.

*United States Navy admiral*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/leighton-w-smith-jr

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1939-08-20
- **Died:** 2023-11-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Historical depth:** 8.1 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Leighton_W._Smith%2C_Jr.)
- [لايتون دبليو. سميث جونيور](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88._%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AB_%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B1)
- [Leighton W. Smith Jr.](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leighton_W._Smith_Jr.)
- [Leighton W. Smith Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leighton_W._Smith_Jr.)
- [لیتون اسمیت](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AA)
- [Leighton Smith](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leighton_Smith)
- [Leighton W. Smith Jr.](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leighton_W._Smith_Jr.)
- [Leighton W. Smith](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leighton_W._Smith)
- [เลห์ตัน ดับเบิลยู. สมิธ จูเนียร์](https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%AB%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99_%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9A%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B9._%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%98_%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6519794)

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