Lucius Clay
US Governor of Germany (WW2)
Died when: 80 years 358 days (971 months)Star Sign: Taurus
General Lucius Dubignon Clay (April 23, 1898 – April 16, 1978) was a senior officer of the United States Army who was known for his administration of occupied Germany after World War II.
He served as the deputy to General of the Army Dwight D.Eisenhower in 1945; deputy military governor, Germany, in 1946;Commander in Chief, United States Forces in Europe and military governor of the United States Zone, Germany, from 1947 to 1949.
Clay orchestrated the Berlin Airlift (1948–1949) when the USSR blockaded West Berlin.
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