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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.)

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Who was the subordinate commander General Eisenhower or General MacArthur?

they were equal as Eisenhower was commander in Europe and Macarthur was commander in the far east. however, eisenhower served under Macarthur years before WW2


Who were the two primary commanders in the Pacific theater during World War 2?

The two United States Commanders that led troops in the European and Pacific fronts during World War II were General Eisenhower and General MacArthur. Eisenhower was in Europe and MacArthur was in the Pacific.


Who were the three presidents who were generals in World War 2?

The only WW II general to become US president was Dwight Eisenhower.


American general in pacific during World War 2?

There was no overall Allied commander in the Pacific in WWII. General MacArthur, Adimiral Nimitiz, and Admiral Mountbatten each were supreme commanders in defined areas. MacArthur was designated to command the occupation forces and so presided at the Japanese surrender ceremony.


What whom did the Japanese surrender General Dwight D. Eisenhower President Harry S. Truman General Douglas MacArthur Admiral Chester Nimitz?

The Japanese surrendered to General Douglas MacArthur, who was appointed by President Harry S. Truman to oversee the occupation of Japan after World War II. The formal surrender took place on September 2, 1945, aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. While General Dwight D. Eisenhower was the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe, and Admiral Chester Nimitz was a key naval commander in the Pacific, it was MacArthur who accepted the surrender on behalf of the Allied powers.

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Who were the three presidents who were generals in World War 2?

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American general in pacific during World War 2?

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American general during ww11?

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Was eisenhower the american general of the pacific during world war 2?

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