USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -General Dwight D. Eisenhower was appointed the Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force during World War II. As leader of all Allied troops in Europe, he led “Operation Overlord, ” the amphibious invasion of Normandy across the English Channel.

Detailed explanation-2: -General Dwight D. Eisenhower was supreme commander of the operation that ultimately involved the coordinated efforts of 12 nations. After much deliberation, it was decided that the landings would take place on the long, sloping beaches of Normandy.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1943, he was promoted to temporary general and the next year to temporary General of the Army. This five-star rank was made permanent in 1946. Eisenhower led the Overlord landings at Normandy in 1944 and served as Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Forces in the war against Nazi Germany in Europe.

Detailed explanation-4: -This order was issued by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to encourage Allied soldiers taking part in the D-day invasion of June 6, 1944. Almost immediately after France fell to the Nazis in 1940, the Allies planned a cross-Channel assault on the German occupying forces, ultimately code-named Operation Overlord.

Detailed explanation-5: -Eisenhower toured the Normandy beaches shortly after D-Day, observing the massive movement of U.S., British, and Canadian forces driving inland. He was accompanied by his son John, a newly minted second lieutenant who had graduated from West Point on 6 June.