General Dreedle

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General Dreedle is a character from Joseph Heller's classic novel Catch-22.

The commander of the U.S. Army Air Corps base in Pianosa, Dreedle is an exceedingly blunt and ill-tempered man. He is an archetypal no-nonsense military man who does not care what the men under his command do as long as they fight and die unquestioningly when given orders. His arch-rival is General Peckem, head of Special Services in Rome; the two men frequently have their disputes mediated without their knowledge by the desk clerk Ex-PFC Wintergreen.

Dreedle's temper is further inflamed by the constant presence of his son-in-law, Colonel Moodus. General Dreedle has a nurse who follows him around. He says that the purpose of having the very attractive nurse follow him around is to drive Moodus crazy because Moodus can not touch her. He enjoys watching Chief White Halfoat punch Colonel Moodus in the nose.

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Dreedle was portrayed by Orson Welles in Mike Nichols' 1970 film adaptation of the novel.

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Catch-22	Catch-22 • sequel Closing Time • author Joseph Heller • Catch-22 (film) • Catch 22 (play) • Catch-22 (logic)

Named characters	Yossarian • Aarfy • Appleby • Captain Black • The Chaplain • Colonel Cargill • Colonel Cathcart • Clevinger • Nurse Cramer • Major Danby • Doc Daneeka • Major —— de Coverley • General Dreedle • Dobbs • Nurse Duckett • Dunbar • Dori Duz • Lieutenant Engle • Captain Flume • Gus & Wes • Havermeyer • Huple • Hungry Joe • Kid Sampson • Sergeant Knight • Corporal Kolodny • Colonel Korn • Kraft • Luciana • Major Major Major Major • McWatt • Michaela • Milo Minderbinder • Colonel Moodus • Mudd (aka the Dead Man in Yossarian's tent) • Nately • Orr • General Peckem • Piltchard & Wren • Major Sanderson • Lieutenant/General Scheisskopf • Mrs Scheisskopf • Corporal Snark • Snowden • The Soldier Who Sees Everything Twice (aka Giuseppe) • Dr. Stubbs • Sergeant Towser • Lieutenant Travers • Corporal Whitcomb • Chief White Halfoat • ex-P.F.C. Wintergreen

Unnamed characters	The C.I.D. Investigators • Dreedle's girl • The Maid with the lime-colored panties • Nately's Whore • Nately's Whore's Kid Sister • The Old Woman in Rome • The Old Man in Rome • The Soldier in white • The Texan • Yo-Yo's Roomies

Important locations	Pianosa • Rome • Ferrara • Bologna

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