General Norman Schwarzkopf - Cadet to Desert Storm Commander
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- General H. Norman Schwarzkopf lived his life by the West Point creed - "Duty, Honor, Country". In this video we look at the life of the man who would go on to command all coalition forces during Operation Desert Storm, his qualities of leadership and honor, and how he earned the nickname "Stormin' Norman".
‘The army spent much time checking regulations to see how to record his name, an early taste of army life’
Got that right
Yeah, I remember getting an odd sized pair of Boots.....a "10" and a "10 1/2".
😅
My grandfather happened to be in the same class as him at Fort Benning back in 1961-62. A talented commander that showed a good general can still leave a mark in the late 20th century.
I can argue that being a good general now is harder than in ancient times. Modern technology is not easy to understand!
His leadership qualities will be studied well into the 21st century.
@@vilefiend9603 best general 😄
LEFT A STAIN IN HISTORY👎👎
@@user-jr3kb8qy8e He's the commander of gulf war. Not Iraq war. They were liberating kuwait. What are you. Sadamm's bastard son?
Good to see Stormin Norman get the credit he deserves 😊
Yes the first time anyone has praised Schwarzkopf, the guy should have been knighted by the Queen and his hand shaken by the POTUS but no had to wait for random TH-cam videos
@@Shadow_3-1nah dude, it's just some irony, what he basically says is, that being handshaked by POTUS and knighted by the queen is nothing (irony) in comparison to this YT Vid, what you could understand of the comment of OP.
So no, he isnt saying that we shouldn't honour military heroes, but is simply making a joke about OP
his book is great
@@derrickstorm6976 Are you joking?
@@derrickstorm6976 : Did you watch the video at all? He was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
people don't realize how much of a badass Norman's father was. He was nationally known as a racket busting cop. The badassery was genetic. The apple most definitely did not fall far from the tree.
Led investigation into Lindbergh kidnapping with Hoover
Principled gentlemen seem to run in this family.
Yes Americans are so bad ass but they can't actually win a war
This is the way that generals are supposed to be made. Not because their family is well connected or they're friends with the current dictator.
Individuals that no only spend a career learning the ins and outs of the job but professionally interested in their career.
His father was well-connected military/police man as explained in the first minute of the video
@@KannabisMajorisyou missed his point
All careers should be like that... should do it because you care, not because of force or connections.
@@kokits He didn't. Schwarzkopf lived a life of privilege. This isn't a knock against him. Just statement of fact.
I love the way you don't have to be very good at your job to be worshipped by Americans
My father served under colonel Truong (that we see around 9:10) also during the same time as Schwarzkopf was in Vietnam. My father, Nguyen Duc Khanh, was commander of the Da Nang Air Force base.
After the Irak war, General Schwarzkopf sent a plaque to now defunct general Truong to thank him for the lessons in Vietnam.
truly an honorable man, we don't get to see alot of those nowadays.
That is a great story and family tradition, you must be very proud. God bless !
I can highly recommend his biography to anyone who has an interest in military history or who aspires to become a leader in any military or civilian role.
it's a really good read for being an autobiography
jip a really good one.
He's honestly one of the greatest generals in US history. I put him in same league as Bradley or Chester Nimitz.
Just a point Nimitz wasn't a General, he was an Admiral.
@@timf2279 I know. However the leadership styles are very similar.
Bradley was not a great general.
@waitingfordaybreak8485 explain for research purposes
@@Dipp182don’t listen to them. Bradley was one of the best generals in history and commanded the largest American force EVER during WWII out of anyone else. He also recommended Patton to be given command of the US II corps.
Schwarzkopf's press conference during the middle of Desert Storm is IMO required watching for any fan of military history. You can see the brilliance on display as he walks you through every step of the operation from start to the point at which the door was shut and the game was over, and it turns out he's one hell of a public speaker.
Exactly what I was thinking. Was just about to go rewatch it myself.
he just projected strength in that conference.
@@16rumpole It's probably where he got the nickname the Bear. He just oozed control and confidence.
He was pretty much the anti Biden. Norman projected authority and confidence. He was very much a man. Of course now, he would be attacked as displaying toxic masculinity
Fun fact, in the 2008 video game "Tom Clancy's EndWar" the US Joint Strike Force faction uses the M5A2 Schwarzkopf tank as their main battle tank.
I thought I was the only person to know that game exists. But the reference of the Shwarzkopf tanks was always a nice touch
I liked the voice control of that one.
That was such a good game, I wish there was a sequel.
That is cool
Maybe the video game should not allow America to win ever because they never have
General Norman Schwarzkopf is one of the few American officer who believed in the fighting capabilities of the Army of Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)
I used to think that North Vietnam was the good one and their army was better. Now I think they were arrogant and evil.
@@doraemon61377 totally agreed with you as the Hons.John McCain had said to the face of the communist Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tien Dung during one of the official visit that" The Vietnam War was won by the wrong guy"
@tanletran7270 I used to admire the North Vietnamese army as the heroic underdog fighting against a superior enemy due to my Asian culture. However I now know that their generals are a bunch of cowards who left their poorly equipped soldiers fighting and living in poor conditions (they lived like rats in dangerous tunnels for years!). Real leadership is fought on conventional battlefield, not from tunnels.
The vietcong perpetrated the massacre of Hue against civilians. Murdering opposition and terrorism is the communist go to strategy...
@@doraemon61377 You can see the ARVN as more competent than first thought, without writing off the entire other side as evil
We shouldn't have been there. US politicians sacrificed American lives for a political win.
When I was in Operation Desert Storm leading a tank company, I remember a quote of his that was read to all of us as the Order of the Day before the battle. "My confidence in you is total, our cause is just, now you must be the thunder and lighting of Desert Storm." Simple words, but we would take them with us as we went into battle and history on that day.
And boy, did you guys bring down the thunder! I don't think Saddam ever fully recovered mentally from that hit.
@@matasa7463 What was really amazing was waking up one morning with 100s of fighter jets flying 500 feet or less over you as headed toward Kuwait and Iraq. You could almost see the guys in the cockpits. It was non-stop for days of the airwar. Trying to sleep was really difficult. Once we got to our final position, I would have my MRE in the evening 1630 and watch B-52 fly over at 20,000 feet. With binoculars you could see the bombs being release for a few months and then wait for the ground to shake from the blast miles away from you.
@@matasa7463 You damn right he never recovered from that ass whooping! He went up against an army that was training for decades to go toe to toe with the Soviet Bear and its Eastern European minions! That boy Saddam thought he was going to fight them like he fought Iran for 8 years. But NOPE! He didn't see how this fight would turn out to be.
@@fudgepacker2858 me??? You are sadly mistaken.
How come you guys can't actually win a war without smaller countries helping ? Edit and why do you need to remove comments when people want to tell the truth ?
Just as a really quick note on his knighthood: usually they are only granted to members of the British Isles and with the correct procedure members of the commonwealth may also be eligable for Knighthood. This man was an American, and was knighted.
Used to be British good enough I guess
@@Jabarri74 Yes
*Technically part of a rebel colony
*impressed the queen
@@iridium8341 Why? It's a ceremonial role, get out of here with your bitching, it's really pathetic!
@@Jabarri74 his name sounds german though
His press briefing on the ground assault in 1991 is legendary.
Yes that's so American all talk but you can't win a war
General Schwarzkopf lived down the street from me until he passed away. I was very young back then but he was always very nice and I remember he used to sit out at the front of his driveway and hand out candy for Halloween.
How do you know he wasn't a child predator if he was doing that
@@James-kv6kb Why are you in every single comment trying to crap on Schwarzkopf's legacy, no matter how farfetched it may be?
@@Aredel someone has to tell you the truth about your bloody country and what you've done or I have not done because the internet who now runs all communication across the world won't tell you, your government won't tell you your teacher's won't tell you . Seriously I've seen people from your country on TH-cam that can't point to their own country on a map and you still think you're a superpower lol
I had the pleasure of meeting Gen Shwartzkopf at my friend's NJ State Police acedemy graduation ceremony. He often appeared and spoke at those graduations.
Not anymore!
@@paulprigge1209 yeah. I just edited my comment to past tense.
@@davebartosh5 thank you I wasn’t trying to be a Rascal. I thought you had a post years ago maybe.
@@paulprigge1209 No worries. Actually thanks. I wasn't aware what year he had passed. You got me to look it up. 😏
I still can't get over the fact that you worship these people but they've never won
Outstanding overview of the Bear. The General’s autobiography, “It Doesn’t Take a Hero”, is one of my favorites
His planning & execution are both stellar & outstanding.
_A truly modern masterpiece_
That's why eventually the Americans were chased out of the middle east by men wearing dresses
Thank you. For reminding us what a true American hero is
I hope he gets the Abrams replacement tank named after him, it would be fitting.
Schwarzkopf is going to have a tank named after him for sure.
Didn't the US Congress put forward to promote him to a five star rank after the Gulf War,but he turned it down such Great Humility as I far as I'm concerned he is a Five Star General
Yet another great video! I really enjoyed learning about this particular individual. Growing up in the early 2000's as a northern European I never understood why the Iraqi war happened. Watching your series about the events leading up to it has really helped me understanding our current times.
Thank you for doing an amazing job with all these videos.
I worked for an American company and was in the US for a meeting. He was a guest speaker. I don’t remember any of the the talk but he was an imposing figure
He is my Hero. A true American Hero.
They set the bar very low in your country don't they
@James-kv6kb we do. We even let guys named James post dumb stuff on TH-cam.
Yep he's one US Army legend in the 1990s.
Storming Norman rocks. Us South Africans respect him.😊
I would kill to have this man back with us and leading the US military again. Hell, I’d like to see him as President. He was an amazing man.
Awesome video. So many lessons from his life.
This is such a great break down! I’d love to see more biographical videos like this
Schwarzkopf and Powell were both incredible Generals, and one or both of them should have received a fifth star for the victory in the Gulf War.
Awesome video! These looks into individuals are great and you should definitely produce more
Outstanding job thank you
Our last great General!
Patraeus, although he screwed up later in his career
You've never had any good generals that's why you've never won a war
Even Mad Dog Mattis?
@@Aredel Mattis is very good. But he didn’t fight a theater wide War like Schwarzkopf
Awesome man!
You know you were built for the military when you literally weren’t even given a first name
If you need a first name, they'll issue you one!
This is taken straight from his autobiography. It’s a wonderful autobiography and this is a great summary
Fun fact: Something sort of similar Happened to Grant when he was admitted to West Point.
He was called Hiram Ulysses Grant, but the Congressman who recommended him had written his name as U.S. Grant. They wouldn't change the paperwork, so he had to change his name to Ulysses S. Grant, but the S didn't actually stand for anything, though he would be called "Sam" by his fellow cadets, in reference to having the same initials as Uncle Sam.
Another interesting story would be on BG Herbert Lloyd, who won a battle field commission in Vietnam as a young SGT. I’ll never forget the day he pinned on my SGT Stripes and said “SGT I lead troops into combat wearing that rank” A true gentleman who used to fly in to Camp Hovey S. Korea to pin rank on newly promoted enlisted soldiers and hang out with young paratroopers and he gave us his address in Alabama to come visit if we were ever passing through. Loved and respected by his soldiers.
Great video!
I love the man.
Very well written.
A fascinating subject. I believed his telivised brievings were extremely well done.
Next MBT Better be named Schwarzkopf
Awesome!
Pro tip: if the most powerful military force in the world just finished training against your invasion plans, don’t do it.
One of the generals that served under Schwartzkopf during Desert Storm told me the joke going around was that if Sadam and Schwartzkopf walked into his tent and he had a gun with 2 bullets he would shoot Schwartzkopf twice.
What a truly remarkable life
One of the Great Generals of the US ARMY
RIP General
Wait he got admitted to West Point via a Navy scholarship?
Stormin Norman.
WE NEED MOREE OF THIS !!!
Wow did not know he was at fort Richardson alaska. Thats were i was station from 2008-2012. With the 4-25 airborne infantry div. Fun during the summer but truly hated the winter. I was glade i only was there for 2 winters. being deployed missed the others
Absolute legend. Rest In Peace.
Man, I wish you covered what happened after Desert Storm. There's probably one or two Silver Stars in there somewhere.
"Mom, can we get a General Schwarzkopf?"
"No, we have a General Schwarzkopf at home"
General Schwarzkopf at home
[General Milley]
His press conferences are legendary 😂
This was excellent..More generals please. Colin Powell maybe. Also wouldn't mind one on Smedley Butler
I have a picture of my parents with this great general! What an amazing life that man lived
bro this guy went everywhere and did everything 💀
My dad was in the Americal! I still have his shoulder patches, one of which is the Southern Cross! "Under the Southern Cross"
This was a nice look into the career of a fine military officer.
Please do a video about Hal Moore 🙏
Would love for you to cover 1950-60’s conflict on either channel. The early Cold War before the Missile Crisis is one of the most interesting, quickly changing periods of military history. You had jets from WW2 alongside brand new weapons like Uzi’s and modern RPG’s that had all been upgraded after lessons from the war.
I think one of his greatest honors was, he was made a honorary French foreign legionnaire, it makes sense that he speaks French
his autobiography is awesome
I had no idea he saw so much action!
3:25 That's hilarious. I had a similar problem, but with my middle name, when I arrived at boot camp on Parris Island.
Heaven is for Heroes, R.I.P.
I play valley forge in football. They absolutely suck (Its the coaching) but are some of the most disciplined people I have every met.
I like that he was so mad about the food fight. The most CO thing I can think of is them looking at a report and going “Why am I looking at this bs? Slap their wrists and take away dessert they’re teens”
I vote that the XM30 or the next MBT be called the "Schwarzkopf "
Please tell me there is a second video coming! I would like more
What would you like to see?
@@TheIntelReport more about the general and how he commanded the war would be cool
@@bookmark2232 have you watched the series he made about the kuwait war? it's pretty thorough
Epic Stormin Norman Schwarzkopf
President Lincoln was right when he commented that "Generals were in some cases less valuable than a good Army Mule." The Bear was not one of that gaggle, undoubtedly on the same plane as Eisenhauer and Grant. The rest to this day have just met the level of Part Time Help!
His difficult to spell name is likely the only reason the next generation battle tank, the Abrams X isn't being named the Schwarzkopf.
The Abrams X is a tech demonstration and not the next MBT
My cousin was his driver during Desert Storm
He stayed close to Hal Moore until Hal's passing
He was my Grandfather’s Platoon Leader at the 101st at one point.
I hope he's story is made in to a tv series
There should be a movie about this man
Norman would mop the floor with this Milley putz.
You ended on a cliffhanger! Did he succeed?
ROFL.
You'll have to wait for the book.
And the rest, as they say, is history !!!
Great story. A true American hero
Jast a question what he did during yugoslav wars?
It would be cool to see a video about George HW ww2 plane crash
08:45 Is that barrel so hot that it is glowing cherry red?
I wonder if men of his caliber will be seen again.
Make one about Gen. Fred Franks
I think he dropped in on our unit during Reforger '77, or maybe '78. I was too dead tired.
watching this on 30/4 good timing ig
Master degree in guided missile engineering… didn’t know that was a thing
Feels like this video ended at the climax. What happened to his career after Desert Storm?
He retired after the war.
Love it. I am a former Police Cadet and soon to be Cadet Inspector. Hope to be an Assistant Commissioner or higher one day.
If you want to know more police stuff Read about Norman’s dad. He was a truly badass nationally known cop. I think it may make it more personal for you. You can them realize where general schw. got his badassery. From
Utterly bizarre that his father hated the name Herbert so he named him "H" rather than literally any other name.
In Vietnam, reporters were permitted access to alll areas. These reports started the anti-war fever. When he was commander of forces against Iraq, he did not allow reporters access and no such fever against the Iraq war was felt at home.
isnt it the other way around, in the gulf war?
It's strange how many similarities there between story of Hackworth and Norman.
THERE’S a man, a real man. Not the type of Generals we have today! Norm, sir, you are missed!!
That’s my uncles dad 😂 and I didn’t even know this.