Unfortunately, subordinates were equally baffled. His orders, issued over the radio, were a combination of slang and obscure phrases designed to baffle any enemy monitors. Called Speedy Valley, troops referred to it as “Lloyd’s very last resort” and “Shangri-la, a million miles from nowhere.” Unlike Eisenhower, Fredendall never visited the front, content to direct deployments based on map readings.
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A battalion of engineers was blasting a series of tunnels deep in the rock face of a ravine to construct a bombproof headquarters. Meanwhile, instead of paying attention to what was happening on his front, Fredendall focused on the construction of his headquarters located at least seventy miles (some accounts claim one hundred miles) from the front. He also failed to take action regarding the poor defensive placement of units even after being told of such concerns by commanders in briefings at 1st Armored Division and Combat Command A headquarters and inspections of the front lines. Eisenhower suggested they be used to conduct raids in the south. Kenneth Anderson, he did not order a concentration of the scattered armored units of the American 1st Armored Division. Alphonse Juin report to British First Army Lt. Though he fixed the command situation by having Fredendall and French Gen. Eisenhower had a chance to set things right, and he fumbled the opportunity. A fragmented command structure, a poorly equipped French corps, and American inexperience contributed to German ground success in January 1943. The Allied Tunisian campaign in the west got off to a bad start. Lloyd Fredendall has the look of leadership in this photo, but his command failures during the Battle of Kasserine Pass resulted in disaster. Finally, “a commander cannot make fundamental tactical mistakes in the field and expect to survive.”įredendall was a Francophobe and an Anglophobe ill-suited to wage coalition warfare a micromanager who bypassed the chain of command – giving orders as far down as company level a coward, he allowed animus with subordinates to affect his judgment and undercut their authority and finally, staring defeat in the face at Kasserine, he tried to pin the blame on others.He “forgot that self-control is an absolute prerequisite for command”.He “ignored the profound benefit that comes from the leader’s appearance of personal bravery”.He “violated several basic principles of command embodied in American doctrine”.Fredendall “failed to understand his mission”.Ossad’s study of Fredendall’s actions in Tunisia included a five-point condemnation:
What went wrong? The short answer is: everything. “According to Harmon, Fredendall is a physical and moral coward.”
Dwight Eisenhower, supreme commander of Operation Torch, for whom Fredendall commanded the Central Task Force landings at Oran, wrote to Marshall, “I bless the day you urged Fredendall upon me and cheerfully acknowledge that my earlier doubts of him were completely unfounded.” But by February 1943 at Tunisia, Fredendall’s reputation was in ruins, described by historian Carlo d’Este as “one of the most inept senior officers to hold a high command during World War II.” And, like Patton, Fredendall was a Marshall man of whom great things were expected, with Marshall describing Fredendall as “one of the best.” On Nov. Like Patton, Fredendall was an excellent trainer of men. Lloyd Fredendall was “over the hill” – an exception to the cut-off age U.S. Mission StatementĪt The Winchendon School, we equip each student with the essential skills and habits of mind to succeed in college and beyond.Like Maj. Not only do we emphasize subject-based skills, but we give teens the opportunity to use techniques across disciplines mirroring the lessons necessary in the real world. In addition, w e put an emphasis on the skills students need for the quickly changing world – entrepreneurship, critical thinking, math, science, coding projects, engineering, and robotics. Simply put: a Winchendon School education is a deeply personalized, highly collaborative, character-focused, intentionally varied, interest-driven, thoughtfully inclusive, community-based, learning experience propelling each student to become a confident, adaptable, self-directed learner.Ībove all, a t The Winchendon School, we are guided by real-world learning. Why do students succeed here? We like to call it “The Winch Way” and it’s why students find success here. We think you’ll want to learn about them. Our Mission Statement, Core Values, History, and Traditions.
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