Frederick M. Franks, Jr.
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1936 –
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Who is Frederick M. Franks, Jr.?
Frederick Melvin Franks, Jr. is a retired General of the United States Army. He is considered a military visionary and a distinguished combat commander, famous for having commanded the Gulf War coalition VII Corps in the highly successful "Left Hook" maneuver against fourteen Iraqi divisions, a number of whom were Iraqi Republican Guard, defeating or forcing the retreat of each with fewer than 100 American casualties lost to enemy action, a feat unmatched in modern warfare.
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- Born
- Nov 1, 1936
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- Frederick M. Franks
- Fred Franks
- Frederick M Franks Jr
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Military Academy
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on July 23, 2013
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