# Ray Barker

> Major General Ray Wehnes Barker was a United States Army officer of the Allied Forces, and served in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Barker was a key member of the combined United States-British group, which became known as COSSAC. This group planned the Battle of Normandy, codenamed "Operation Overlord", also known as D-Day, which liberated Nazi-occupied France. He served as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the European Theater from 1943 to 1944, and Deputy Chief of Staff for Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF).

*American general (1889–1974)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/ray-barker

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1889-12-10
- **Died:** 1974-06-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.4 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 5.5 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Ray W. Barker](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_W._Barker)
- [راي باركر (عسكري)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B1_(%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A))
- [راى باركر (عسكرى)](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%89_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B1_(%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%89))
- [Ray Wehnes Barker](https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Wehnes_Barker)
- [Ray Barker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Barker)
- [Баркер, Рэй](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%80%2C_%D0%A0%D1%8D%D0%B9)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2134005)

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