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Generals of WWII North Africa and Europe

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

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Generals of WWII North Africa and Europe

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  1. Generals of WWIINorth Africa and Europe

  2. General Omar Nelson Bradley

  3. 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

  4. General Dwight D. Eisenhower

  5. 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.

  6. General George S. Patton

  7. 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.

  8. General George Marshall

  9. 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.

  10. General Bernard Montgomery

  11. 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

  12. Field Marshall Erwin Rommel

  13. 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

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