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Lieutenant General Floyd Lavinius Parks (9 February 1896 – 10 March 1959) was a United States Army officer who served with distinction during World War II. During the war, he was chief of staff of the US Army Ground Forces and the First Allied Airborne Army. As such, he participated in Operation Market Garden that directed air drops into the Netherlands behind the German lines which were preventing Allied forces from crossing the Rhine river. He commanded the US First Airborne Army in 1945 on his promotion to major general. After the war, Parks commanded the US Sector in Berlin before going to Washington, D.C. to become the chief of the Public Information Division for the Army. Later, he commanded American forces in the United States Army Pacific in 1949. After service in Hawaii, he became

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  • Floyd Lavinius Parks (* 9. Februar 1896 in Louisville; † 10. März 1959 in Washington, D.C.) war während des Zweiten Weltkriegs General der US-Armee. Während des Krieges war er Stabschef der US Army Ground Forces und der First Allied Airborne Army. Als solcher nahm er an der Operation Market Garden teil, die Luftlandungen in den Niederlanden hinter den deutschen Linien leitete, die die alliierten Streitkräfte daran hinderten, den Rhein zu überqueren. Bei seiner Beförderung 1945 zum Generalmajor befehligte er die US First Airborne Army. Nach dem Krieg befehligte Parks den US-Sektor in Berlin, bevor er nach Washington D.C. ging, um Leiter der Public Information Division der Armee zu werden. Später, 1949, befehligte er amerikanische Streitkräfte in der US Army, Pacific. Nach seinem Dienst auf (de)
  • Lieutenant General Floyd Lavinius Parks (9 February 1896 – 10 March 1959) was a United States Army officer who served with distinction during World War II. During the war, he was chief of staff of the US Army Ground Forces and the First Allied Airborne Army. As such, he participated in Operation Market Garden that directed air drops into the Netherlands behind the German lines which were preventing Allied forces from crossing the Rhine river. He commanded the US First Airborne Army in 1945 on his promotion to major general. After the war, Parks commanded the US Sector in Berlin before going to Washington, D.C. to become the chief of the Public Information Division for the Army. Later, he commanded American forces in the United States Army Pacific in 1949. After service in Hawaii, he became (en)
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