Norman Schwarzkopf

Norman Schwarzkopf was a U.S.

Army general who commanded coalition forces in the 1991 Gulf War, becoming a household name during Operation Desert Storm.

His imposing physical presence and blunt manner earned him the nickname "Stormin' Norman." He became one of the most recognizable American military figures since World War II.

Related

military brass · commander · Kuwait · Iraq · Saddam · line in the sand · tanks · troops · troop deployment · coalition · Pentagon · camouflage · briefing · strategy · press briefing · victory · liberation · army

Opposites
military role

Norman SchwarzkopfSaddam Hussein

Iraqi authoritarian ruler, executed

enemy combatant · enemy combatants

approach to conflict

Norman Schwarzkopfpacifist

Anti-violence believer

peace activist · Mahatma Gandhi · conscientious objector · Martin Luther King Jr. · dove

military hierarchy

Norman Schwarzkopfprivate

Restricted to certain parties

enlisted soldier · foot soldier · grunt · raw recruit · rank-and-file

Family

Norman, Schwarzkopf, norm, norms, normal, normally, normality, normalize, normalization

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Top 500,000
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Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G