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Lauris Norstad (March 24, 1907 – September 12, 1988) was an American general officer in the United States Army and United States Air Force.
Lauris Norstad (born March 24, 1907, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.—died September 12, 1988, Tucson, Arizona) was a U.S. Air Force general, commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Europe during the Berlin crisis of 1961, when East Germany erected the Berlin Wall.
Learn about the life and career of General Lauris Norstad, who led NATO's military command during the Cold War and faced the Berlin Wall crisis. Discover his achievements, challenges, and legacy as a four-star general and a trans-Atlantic leader.
He is rated a command pilot, combat observer, and technical observer. Lauris Norstad was born in Minneapolis, Minn., in 1907. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy June 12, 1930 and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Cavalry.
14 de sept. de 1988 · Gen. Lauris Norstad, who was commander of United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces in Europe during the Berlin crisis, died of cardiac arrest Monday at the Tucson (Ariz.)...
1 de ago. de 2005 · Gen. Lauris Norstad could be described as the most important Air Force officer in history who remains a virtual unknown. Norstad was a principal architect of the modern US national defense establishment. For the better part of a decade, he served in the highest allied posts.
16 de sept. de 1988 · El general norteamericano, Lauris Norstad, comandante supremo de la Otan en Europa desde 1956 hasta 1963, falleció el pasado domingo a los 81 años de un paro cardíaco en Arizona (Estados Unidos...
