American Brigadier General Huba Wass, son of renowned writer Albert Wass, has died at the age of 84. Huba Wass graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1964, fought in Vietnam, and received one Bronze and five Silver Stars and numerous other high honors, reported Index.
Son of writer Albert Wass and Éva Siemers, who was an American Brigadier General Huba Wass de Czege, died on Sunday in Florida, confirmed a post on the Erdélyi Szalon Kiadó social media page.
Huba Wass was born in Cluj-Napoca (Kolozsvár) in 1941. The family fled to Germany from the Soviet troops and then emigrated to the United States in 1951. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1964 as an infantry officer.
He served in West Germany and then fought in Vietnam, receiving high honors for his performance: in addition to five Bronze and Silver Stars, he was also the recipient of the Senior Parachutist Badge and the Ranger tab, indicating special operational capabilities.
Despite these high honors, it is his theoretical work that is truly noteworthy. Already widely known in military circles for his creativity, Huba Wass de Czege was entrusted in 1981 with the leadership of the newly established School for Advanced Military Studies, which trained the top leaders of the U.S. armed forces.
He was already the director of the institute when the AirLand Battle concept, which he had developed in large part, became the defining doctrine of first the United States and then the European NATO forces.
The concept, also known as ALB, survived the Cold War and continued to play a decisive role in the planning of traditional military operations by the US Army for many years, until it was replaced by Full Spectrum Dominance with the advancement of digitization.
Via Index; Featured image: Wikimedia Commons
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