Dwight David Eisenhower1951
Appointed Supreme Commander of NATO forces in Europe
United States · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Appointed Supreme Commander of NATO forces in Europe
Steps down as the military chief of NATO
Appointed NATO military chief
Appointed US Ambassador of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
Survives an attempt on his life near the NATO HQ in Belgium
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