Generals of WWII North Africa and Europe. General Omar Nelson Bradley.

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Generals of WWII North Africa and Europe

General Omar Nelson Bradley

Country: USA Army Commanded: Field Commander in North Africa, Commanding General 1 st Army( ), Commander and Chief 12 th Army Group ( ) Major Battles: D-Day Invasion, Battle of the Bulge 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

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 7 th 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

Country: USA Army Commanded: Army Chief of Staff 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 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. 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, D- Day, 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 7 th Army in the invasion of France, early success in N. Africa