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Supreme Commander

United States · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1950–1991Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1950

Harry S Truman7 July 1950

Washington · Warfare / Military

MacArthur is appointed as the Supreme Commander of the United Nations forces in Korea

1951

Dwight David Eisenhower1951

Warfare / Military

Appointed Supreme Commander of NATO forces in Europe

1991

Norman "Stormin" Schwarzkopf1991

Warfare / Military

Appointed Supreme Commander of the Allied forces

Names involved

Dwight David EisenhowerHarry S TrumanNorman "Stormin" Schwarzkopf

Provenance

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