Pentagon staff damage Eisenhower's WWII globe in Hegseth's office move

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 16:33 · Archive

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth's staff broke a historic globe used by General Dwight D. Eisenhower during the Second World War while attempting to move it to his office.

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth's staff damaged a priceless pre-Second World War globe in the Pentagon after he requested it be placed in his office. According to army officials, Hegseth's aides dropped the 30-inch globe during relocation in February after deciding to move it themselves rather than using specialist movers, the Washington Post reported.

Photographs published by the Post show the shattered globe with fragments below its wooden frame and a gash inches wide punched through the bottom. A US army spokesperson confirmed the damage occurred during 'an attempted move', saying 'the spherical portion of the globe was detached from the metal mounting that allows it to rotate'.

Hegseth, who took office in January 2025, requested the globe be moved to his office because of his interest in military history. The globe, one of two similar artifacts from the 1930s housed in the Pentagon, was said to have been used by General Dwight D. Eisenhower as he planned the D-day landings as allied supreme commander.

How it is being reported

• Pete Hegseth’s staff break priceless historic globe he requested for officeHegseth’s aides, who attempted to move 30in fragile globe themselves, dropped it during relocation, army officials say A priceless pre-second world war globe coveted by the US defence secretary Pete Hegseth for his office in the Pentagon was damaged by his staff in a botched attempt to relocate it, army officials have admitted. Photographs published by the Washington Post on Thursday show the shattered 30-inch Eisenhower globe, said to have been used by Dwight D Eisenhower, the 34th US president, as he plotted the D-day landings as allied supreme commander. Continue reading...Guardian World · 22 Oct, 16:04
• Pete Hegseth's aides gouge hole in Eisenhower's WWII globe after he demanded historic artifact be hauled into his officePete Hegseth's aides punched a hole in a globe used by General Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II after trying to lug the relic into the defense secretary's office.Daily Mail · 22 Oct, 15:08

In this story: Pete Hegseth · Dwight D. Eisenhower · Pentagon · US Army

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