General Omar Nelson Bradley

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Country : USA
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Army Commanded : Field Commander in
North Africa, Commanding General 1 st
Army(1943-1944), Commander and Chief 12 th
Army Group (1944-1945)
• Major Battles : D-Day Invasion, Battle of the
Bulge
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Accomplishments : Picked by General
Eisenhower to lead the 1 st 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

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Country: USA
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Army Commanded: Commander in Chief
U.S. forces in Europe; Supreme
Commander Allied Expeditionary Forces
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Major Battles: oversaw Allied forces in
Europe.
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Accomplishments: successfully planned and executed D-Day; liberated France and helped accomplish an Allied victory over the Axis powers.

General George S. Patton

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Country : USA
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Army Commanded : Commanding General
Western Task Force; Commanding General
7 th Army Sicily; Commander in Chief U.S.
Army Europe
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Battles: Operation Torch (North Africa),
Operation Husky(Sicily), Operation Cobra
(Breakout from Normandy), Battle of the Bulge
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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

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Country: Great Britain
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Army Commanded: Commanding General 8 th
Army North Africa and Italy; Commander in
Chief Land Forces for Operation Overlord,
Commander in Chief 21 st Army Group North
West Europe.
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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
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Accomplishments: Victory at El Alamein, D-
Day, Battle of the Bulge

Field Marshall Erwin Rommel

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Country: Germany
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Army Commanded : General Officer
Commanding Panzer Group N. Africa,
Commander in Chief Army Group B
Italy/France
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Battles: El Alamein, D-Day
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Accomplishments: led the 7 th Army in the invasion of France, early success in N. Africa