page_title: Edward H. Brooks
section_title: Dates of rank
hierarchical_section_title: Edward H. Brooks / Dates of rank
caption_attribution_description: English: LTG Edward H. Brooks. Official U.S. Army command photo, ineligible for copyright
context_page_description: Lieutenant General Edward Hale Brooks was a senior officer of the United States Army, a veteran of both World War I and World War II, who commanded the U.S. Second Army during the Korean War. He received the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism as a young officer in World War I and commanded the 2nd "Hell on Wheels" Armored Division during the invasion of Normandy as well as VI Corps during the subsequent defeat of German forces in World War II.
caption: Brooks as a major general
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