Dwight David EisenhowerDecember 1943
Appointed Supreme Allied Commander for Operation Overlord
United States · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Appointed Supreme Allied Commander for Operation Overlord
Appointed Supreme Allied Commander for western Europe. Appointed Supreme Allied Commander for the western Mediterranean. Appointed Supreme Allied Commander for North Africa
The directive appointing Eisenhower Supreme Allied Commander for Overlord is issued. Appointed Supreme Allied Commander
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