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Following the war, Abrams served on the Army General Staff (1945–1946), as head of the department of tactics at the Armored School, Fort Knox (1946–1948), and graduated from the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth (1949).
Abrams was born into a working-class family from Agawam, rural Massachusetts. He attended the military academy at West Point, graduating in 1936. During World War II Abrams was in charge of a tank battalion. In this role, he earned a reputation as an aggressive and resourceful commander.
Abrams graduated from the ‘United States Military Academy,’ Westpoint, New York, in 1936. He had a mediocre academic record and was known to be the prankster of the batch. He then joined the ‘Cavalry School’ at Fort Bliss, Texas, and was part of the ‘1st Cavalry Division.’
Sep 11, 2024 · Abrams graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1936 and was commissioned in the cavalry. After service with the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Bliss, Texas, he joined the newly created 1st Armored Division and became a captain in 1940.
After the Second World War, Abrams served as the director of tactics at the Armored School at Fort Knox. In 1946, he was made a permanent captain, and two years later, a permanent major. In 1949, he graduated from the Command and General Staff College.
Following WW II, he served on the Army General Staff (1945-46) as Head of the Department of Tactics at the Armored School, Fort Knox, KY (1946-48), and graduated from the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, KS (1949).
As a young officer commanding a platoon in the 7th Cavalry at Fort Bliss, Abrams showed early talent for leading and inspiring men. The Army of those days was small and poverty-stricken. In Abrams’s outfit, like many others, they were understrength in people but at full strength in horses.
