Frederick E. Morgan

British Army general (1894-1967) · United Kingdom · On the map · Died at 73

Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Edgworth Morgan, was a senior officer of the British Army who served in both world wars. He is best known as the chief of staff to the Supreme Allied Commander (COSSAC), the original planner of Operation Overlord.

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Lieutenant-General F. E. Morgan, Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander (COSSAC), holding a press conference at headquarters.

Senior Allied officers at SHAEF headquarters in Reims shortly after the German surrender, 1945. Present are (left to right): Major General Ivan Susloparov, Lieutenant General Frederick Morgan, Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith, Captain Kay Summersby (obscured), Captain Harry C. Butcher, General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, Air Chief Marshal Arthur Tedder.

Awards

Commander of the Legion of Honour

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Commander of the Legion of Merit

Legionnaire of Legion of Merit

About this person

Country

United Kingdom

Type

Other

Status

Deceased

Dates

Lived 1894 to 1967 · aged 73