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Norstad

American  
[nawr-stad, -stahd] / ˈnɔr stæd, -stɑd /

noun

  1. Lauris 1907–1988, U.S. Air Force general: Supreme Allied Commander of NATO 1956–63.


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Vegard Norstad Finberg told the defense publication that the garments are laundered and checked for quality — with defective and worn items thrown away, while minor damage is repaired.

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2022

Air Force Gen. Lauris Norstad, then the supreme allied commander in Europe, led Mr. Vest to focus on Cold War diplomacy.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2021

In 1946 General Dwight Eisenhower insisted on Norstad as War Department director of plans and operations.

From Time Magazine Archive

French spokesmen made it plain that, with or without the Norstad proposal, De Gaulle intends to go on building his own atomic capacity.

From Time Magazine Archive

People, both military and civilian, evidently didn't much care what Generals Vandenberg, Norstad, Le May, or Colonel McCoy thought; they didn't believe what they were seeing were hallucinations, reflections, or balloons.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.

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