Generals of WWII North Africa and Europe. General Omar Nelson Bradley.

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Generals of WWII North Africa and Europe

Transcript of Generals of WWII North Africa and Europe. General Omar Nelson Bradley.

General Omar Nelson Bradley

• 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

General Dwight D. Eisenhower

• 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.

General George S. Patton

• 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.

General George Marshall

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.

General Bernard Montgomery

• 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

Field Marshall Erwin Rommel

• 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