The Battle of Midway.
Chester Nimitz .
The combined Allied Joint Chiefs split the Pacific Theater into two major operational areas: the Southwest Pacific Area, and the Pacific Ocean Area, each of which had a Supreme commander, which reported to the Combined Joint Chiefs.General Douglas MacArthur was the supreme commander for the SWPA. Most major land invasions and defenses fell under his command, however.Admiral Chester W Nimitz was supreme commander for the POA. All major naval operations in both theaters fell under his command, however.Frankly, this was a political compromise, and was sub-optimal as the two commands ofen competed for resources and priorities.Adm. Patrick M. Walsh
The fight for North Africa
Winston Churchill, Dwight Eisenhower, Bernard Montgomery, Chester Nimitz, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Hideki Tojo.
The overall Pacific strategy
Chester Nimitz
Chester Nimitz .
Chester Nimitz (1885-1966) was the top US Navy Admiral in the Pacific in World War II. There is a Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN-68) named for him.
because he was a World war 2 Naval genius.
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz .
Chester W. Nimitz
The National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas (Nimitz' boyhood home), houses the Admiral Nimitz Museum in the Old Nimitz Hotel.
Admiral Chester Nimitz (for most of the war)
Admiral Chester Nimitz commanded the Pacific Naval Forces during World War II.
The Medal of Honor recipient Audie Murphy , Admiral Chester W. Nimitz , Dwight D. Eisenhower and Oveta Culp Hobby .
The combined Allied Joint Chiefs split the Pacific Theater into two major operational areas: the Southwest Pacific Area, and the Pacific Ocean Area, each of which had a Supreme commander, which reported to the Combined Joint Chiefs.General Douglas MacArthur was the supreme commander for the SWPA. Most major land invasions and defenses fell under his command, however.Admiral Chester W Nimitz was supreme commander for the POA. All major naval operations in both theaters fell under his command, however.Frankly, this was a political compromise, and was sub-optimal as the two commands ofen competed for resources and priorities.Adm. Patrick M. Walsh
Before, during, and after World War II, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz displayed generally outstanding leadership in a variety of ways. He is considered to be a "great leader" especially because of his sensible yet aggressive approach to military operations during World War II. Further, he elicited tremendous loyalty from all ranks below him, as he consistently displayed both toughness and fairness during the many ups-and-downs of the conflict.