Transcript 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 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 19391945
• 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, DDay, 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