* Pacific: Japan -vs- United States, Australia, and to a smaller extent New Zealand and Great Britain * Western European: Germany & Italy -vs- Great Britain, United States, Free French, Canada, Belgium * Eastern European: Germany -vs- Russia
The Supreme Allied Commander of the European theater was General Dwight D Eisenhower. The Supreme Allied Commander of the Pacific theater was General Douglas MacArthur.
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General MacArthur was the Supreme Allied Commander of the ground troops in the Pacific Theater of World War 2. General Eisenhower was the Supreme Allied Commander of the European Theater of the war.
One of the allied commanders of the Pacific fleet was General Douglas MacArthur. Another allied commander was Admiral William Halsey.
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The Supreme Allied Commander of the European theater was General Dwight D Eisenhower. The Supreme Allied Commander of the Pacific theater was General Douglas MacArthur.
European
In the European theater, the Supreme Allied Commander was General Dwight D. Eisenhower, who oversaw the planning and execution of major operations, including the D-Day invasion of Normandy. In the Pacific theater, the Supreme Commander was General Douglas MacArthur, who played a crucial role in the Allied strategy to defeat Japan and reclaim territories in the region. Both commanders were instrumental in coordinating multinational forces and shaping the outcome of World War II.
Western European Theater
There were two major theaters in the Second Great War: the European theater, and the Pacific Theater. V-E Day was the day that the Germans surrendered to the Allied Forces and major action in the European theater ceased. The Nazis were defeated.
There were a series of campaigns fought in all theaters. WW2 was broken down into three major theaters for the western allies: ETO, PTO, CBI (European Theater of Operations; Pacific Theater of Operations; and the China, Burma, India Theater of Operations).
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General MacArthur was the Supreme Allied Commander of the ground troops in the Pacific Theater of World War 2. General Eisenhower was the Supreme Allied Commander of the European Theater of the war.
General Dwight Eisenhower was the Supreme Allied Commander of European forces (SHAEF). Gen Dougls MacArthur was the Allied commander in the South Pacific Ocean. (Admiral Chester Nimitz commanded the central and north Pacific.)
The Allied goal in the Pacific was to obtain the unconditional surrender of Japan.
During World War II, several American military men held commander positions in the Asian (or Pacific) Theater of Operations. Admiral Chester Nimitz was overall commander in the Pacific Ocean region, while General Douglas MacArthur was overall commander in the Southwest Pacific region. Additional Allied commanders were assigned to such side-theaters as Burma and China.
The D-Day invasion of Europe by the Allied countries took place on the coast of France. The invasion began on June 6, 1944.