lieutenant general sir morgan february march senior officer british_army fought world wars best known chief staff commander original operation overlord graduate morgan commissioned second lieutenant world war served western artillery staff officer served long tours british_army india shortly outbreak second world war morgan promoted brigadier assumed command 1st armoured division led lieutenant general given command corps morgan headquarters designated force given task dealing german thrust spain gibraltar occurred march appointed chief staff commander designate directed planning operation overlord general commander chief staff morgan deputy chief staff war morgan served chief operations united nations relief rehabilitation administration germany position germany eliminated following publication record comments concerning incompetence corruption including resources support ambitions palestine morgan controller atomic energy present operation hurricane british atomic weapons tests position abolished creation remained early life morgan born kent february eldest son children timber wife née raised commenced education private school early age decided frederick british_army officer entered school noted connections played rugby cricket served officers training corps cadet sergeant lined route buckingham palace united_kingdom eventually rose rank second lieutenant morgan duly passed entrance examination entered morgan commissioned second lieutenant july joined volunteered service india january departed british india steam joining battery stationed world war following outbreak world war morgan battery departed western october 3rd division morgan suffered near miss german inch gun blew air buried shell hole evacuated hospital shell shock granted short sick leave england present news reached family brother killed action returning morgan aide camp brigadier general commander artillery remained western bulk division departed campaign took longer train artillery infantry divisional artillery acted turn artillery 2nd finally artillery sufficiently trained morgan staff captain february promoted temporary rank captain divisional artillery broken morgan posted 42nd east lancashire division staff captain august married daughter colonel thomas couple met board route india marriage produced daughters son days offensive served brigade major 42nd divisional artillery war twice mentioned dispatches july wars morgan volunteered year tour india joined forming training service later year brigade moved new station years morgan posted commanded divisional ammunition column accepted temporary staff posting deputy assistant adjutant general sir 1st division followed year headquarters lieutenant general sir northern command morgan helped plan direct large scale manoeuvres morgan returned england assumed command 22nd heavy battery equipped mixture inch guns inch guns pounders pounders responsible coastal defences captain morgan hoped career attend having narrowly passed entrance examination instead offered place requiring return trip india morgan classmates included graduation morgan posted field battery artillery staff officer headquarters brigadier major general india brought morgan delhi serve general staff officer grade morgan finally promoted major lieutenant colonel returning england morgan assumed command 4th deployed malta diplomatic crisis accompanied italian invasion served increasingly disturbed lack urgency government displayed face war morgan fellow staff officers felt inevitable imminent year promoted colonel general staff officer grade brigadier commanded brigade second world war morgan promoted brigadier assumed command 1st armoured division shipped france following outbreak second world war stripped field artillery regiments infantry battalions result morgan command included force territorial battalion process converting anti aircraft anti tank regiment armed anti tank guns group position normal role supporting division armoured brigades sent reinforce 51st highland division south river confused retreat captured remainder including morgan got away evacuated england subsequently reformed mobile reserve south eastern england tasked counter attacking invading german army given canadian infantry battalions purpose november morgan appointed brigadier general staff based norfolk morgan promoted major general given command devon static formation created coastal defence october assumed command 55th second line territorial formation promoted rank lieutenant general given command included lincolnshire yorkshire october year headquarters mobile formation redesignated corps placed lieutenant general morgan corps headquarters designated force given command 1st task dealing german thrust spain gibraltar operation proved unnecessary morgan divisions sent north_africa directed plan invasion time abandoned favour allied invasion sicily corps headquarters remained united_kingdom time located cumberland near headquarters mess marble arch corner house gained considerable experience operational planning morgan appointed commander order bath june january agreed establish staff plan operations north west europe envisaged supreme allied commander british usual practice commander chief staff decided appoint british officer role chief staff commander designate american deputy march morgan brigadier general american deputy initially morgan staff consisted aide driver car corps headquarters morgan established headquarters october clearly small needs called accommodation staff officers ranks november december staff moved structure originally fitted anti invasion base connected staff accommodated mall charged planning operations deception operation german forces pinned coast operation plan measures taken case sudden german collapse plan scale assault north western europe morgan staff worked overlord plan june half july presented july plan set forth detail conditions assault area landing feasible means continent developed july group staff headed travelled present overlord plan troop basis operation issues related civil affairs logistics aspects missions exchanged coordinate plans offensive action mediterranean north western europe october november morgan went washington discuss operation accompanied aide morgan met general instructed proceed planning basis marshall commander morgan chief staff morgan met president white house roosevelt turned morgan request services assist civil affairs cast doubt marshall spared commander united_states morgan visited battlefield training camps camp authorised morgan issue orders supreme allied commander commanders chief air naval land forces montgomery appointed commander chief land forces invasion december declared morgan original plans originally limited availability landing craft montgomery insisted require men attacking wider ultimately landing craft obtained invasion scaled montgomery satisfaction cost month delay reduction operation key features morgan plan remained choice normandy assault area use deployment american forces right british left use airborne troops cover flanks form operation appointed commander team absorbed brought chief staff moved headquarters park morgan offered command corps italy declined favour smith deputies responsibilities covered morgan coordinated work divisions absent morgan called occasion deal montgomery professional relationship deputy chief staff similar war montgomery brigade commander occasion morgan summoned smith office find white rage telephone receiver bloody marshal end smith explained talk campaign progressed morgan later wrote difficult british provide explanation continually called attitude behaviour british authorities exemplified chosen representative field senior british officers notably morgan remained loyal cast careers war montgomery chief imperial general staff war smith described morgan british alter ego man wouldn willingly morgan served role dissolved june appointed knight commander august recognition distinguished services connection invasion normandy united_states government awarded april services post war career september morgan chief operations united nations relief rehabilitation administration germany applied energy planning skills problem providing relief millions refugees displaced persons europe wake war frustrated united_nations organisation events british conflict palestine morgan feel conflicted role assisting jewish refugees regarded special victims nazis persecuted solely race supporting british policy british_army officer january created claiming press conference secret organisation attempting facilitate exodus jewish people europe new state palestine soviet encouragement later wrote able piece reasonably comprehensive picture way set promote campaign aggression palestine defiance prohibition british mandatory power reluctant employ decisive means organised command employing means forcing immigration country immigrants spontaneous enthusiasm cause project evidently russian actual support success elimination british authority vital area middle_east correspondent reported morgan casual observations based saw controversial remarks taken context expected morgan offer resignation attempt clarify position record failed morgan position germany eliminated director morgan statements caused press portrayed anti semitic morgan comments factual based military intelligence reported time time magazine observers berlin positive morgan sincerity know intention feeding fires anti semitic propaganda assistant secretary stated press finished sir frederick sum total effect lie disastrous evil lie brings question standards world closely integrated question asked standard truth journalism journalist dealing subject reports verbally story true overall effect false standards truth satisfied military background morgan appalled corruption political diversion member staff said serve outfit degradation description fact morgan wrote rejected service felt high honour morgan appointed colonel commandant succeeded lord portal position created january controller production atomic energy assumed responsibility nuclear weapons job title changed controller atomic energy written terms reference carried broad responsibility coordination aspects nuclear weapons production located controller direct access prime minister portal rarely exercised widely believed morgan words adequate task appointed mistake having confused namesake general sir greatly impressed prime minister army member united_states morgan relied heavily key subordinates sir role controller atomic energy morgan present operation hurricane british atomic weapons tests october position gradually reduced authority largely supplanted chaired lord abolished creation morgan nonetheless important figure push higher yield weapons pressed testing green bamboo boosted weapon operation mosaic resulted mosaic test series available time assembly subsequently taken christmas island deleted test series save money morgan instrumental putting case development bomb operational grounds morgan retired remained colonel commandant published memoirs entitled peace war soldier life died march
Frederick E. Morgan