Lucius Clay

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Person.png Lucius Clay  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(officer, deep state operative)
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BornApril 23, 1898
Marietta, Georgia (state), USA
DiedApril 16, 1978 (Age 79)
Chatham, Massachusetts, USA
NationalityUS
Alma materWest Point
ParentsAlexander S. Clay
Children • Lucius D. Clay Jr
• Frank B. Clay
Founder ofAmerican Council on Germany
Member ofAmerican Committee on United Europe, Bohemian Grove, Council on Foreign Relations/Historical Members, Links Club, National Committee for a Free Europe
InterestsBerlin Airlift
RelativesHenry Clay

General Lucius Dubignon Clay was a senior officer of the United States Army who was known for his administration of occupied Germany after World War II. He was the deputy to General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1945; deputy military governor, Germany, in 1946; Commander in Chief, United States Forces in Europe and military governor of the United States Zone, Germany, from 1947 to 1949. Clay orchestrated the Berlin Airlift (1948–1949).


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