Overview of the Edwin E. Schwien miscellaneous papers

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Title: Edwin E. Schwien miscellaneous papers
Date (inclusive): 1952
Collection Number: 77010
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 1 folder (0.1 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Memorandum relating to the warning by E. E. Schwien of the impending German attack in the Battle of the Bulge; and two letters, from Major General H. R. Vaughan, military aide to the president, and from President Harry Truman. Photocopy.
Creator: Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Creator: Schwien, Edwin E.
Creator: Vaughan, H. R.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1977.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Edwin E. Schwien miscellaneous papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

Brigadier general, United States Army; liaison officer with French forces, 1944-1945.

Scope and Content of Collection

Memorandum relating to the warning by E. E. Schwien of the impending German attack in the Battle of the Bulge; and two letters, from Major General H. R. Vaughan, military aide to the president, and from President Harry Truman. Photocopy.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Officers
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France
Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
United States. Army