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Norman Schwarzkopf (1934 - 2012)

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28 December 2012 at 7:37am | IP Logged 
Norman Schwarzkopf, the US Army General who liberated Kuwait in the 1991 Persian Gulf War, spoke conversational German and French throughout his life, according to his obituary in the Washington Post. As the son of a general he lived in several countries as a kid including Iran, Switzerland, Germany, and Italy.

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28 December 2012 at 5:15pm | IP Logged 
General Norman Schwarzkopf (United States)


Here is the link to the Wikipedia article in English:

Wikipedia in English: General Norman Schwarzkopf

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