generals of wwii north africa and europe
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Generals of WWII North Africa and Europe. General Omar Nelson Bradley. Country : USA Army Commanded : Field Commander in North Africa, Commanding General 1 st Army(1943-1944), Commander and Chief 12 th Army Group (1944-1945) Major Battles : D-Day Invasion, Battle of the Bulge - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Generals of WWIINorth Africa and Europe
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General Omar Nelson Bradley
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• Country: USA• Army Commanded: Field Commander in North
Africa, Commanding General 1st Army(1943-1944), Commander and Chief 12th Army Group (1944-1945)
• Major Battles: D-Day Invasion, Battle of the Bulge• Accomplishments: Picked by General Eisenhower
to lead the 1st Army group during the D-Day Invasion; helped to liberate Paris and turned back a German counter-offensive at the Battle of the Bulge
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General Dwight D. Eisenhower
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• Country: USA• Army Commanded: Commander in Chief
U.S. forces in Europe; Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Forces
• Major Battles: oversaw Allied forces in Europe.
• Accomplishments: successfully planned and executed D-Day; liberated France and helped accomplish an Allied victory over the Axis powers.
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General George S. Patton
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• Country: USA• Army Commanded: Commanding General
Western Task Force; Commanding General 7th Army Sicily; Commander in Chief U.S. Army Europe
• Battles: Operation Torch (North Africa), Operation Husky(Sicily), Operation Cobra (Breakout from Normandy), Battle of the Bulge
• Accomplishments: success in N. Africa, Italy and Europe.
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General George Marshall
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General George Marshall
• Country: USA• Army Commanded: Army Chief of Staff 1939-
1945• Battles: Helped design and execute the D-Day
Invasion; believed to be too valuable to leave the country to command armies in Europe.
• Accomplishments: Credited with preparing the U.S. military for war by reorganizing it for combat.
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General Bernard Montgomery
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• Country: Great Britain• Army Commanded: Commanding General 8th
Army North Africa and Italy; Commander in Chief Land Forces for Operation Overlord, Commander in Chief 21st Army Group North West Europe.
• Battles: El Alamein, D-Day, Operation Market Garden (securing bridges in the Netherlands to allow for an Allied crossing of the Rhine River), Battle of the Bulge
• Accomplishments: Victory at El Alamein, D-Day, Battle of the Bulge
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Field Marshall Erwin Rommel
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• Country: Germany• Army Commanded: General Officer
Commanding Panzer Group N. Africa, Commander in Chief Army Group B Italy/France
• Battles: El Alamein, D-Day• Accomplishments: led the 7th Army in the
invasion of France, early success in N. Africa