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15 Mar 1945
Brig. Gen. Edwin L. Sibert receives the traditional greeting from Lt.
Gen. Louis Koeltz, Commander of the Corp of Armies in the French Army,
after receiving the French Legion of Honor and Croix de Guerre for his
part in the liberation of France, during a recent ceremony.
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| For exceptionally meritorious service in a position of great
responsibility from l4th January, 1944, to 9th May, 1945. As the Assistant
Chief of Staff, G-2, Headquarters, 12th Army Group, General Sibert supervised
the entire intelligence operations of the Group. His superbly organised
staff constantly provided vital intelligence and information to Supreme
Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force and contributed immeasurably to
the final success of Allied arms. Carefully integrating British, French,
and American intelligence services, he strengthened the intelligence structure
and established extrermely cordial interrelationships. Striving always for
the most speedy dissemination of intelligence to all echelons of the Command,
he reduced the time lag between reconnaissance and the actual giving of
intelligence to a minimum. |
