President Eisenhower and Winston Churchill
General Dwight David Eisenhower of the US ARMY was the Allied Commander for the Normandy Invasion. He had all the allied forces under his command for that ( not the Pacific Theater forces obviously ) and his local officers in direct charge were General Montgomery in command of British and Canadian Forces and Gen Omar Bradley, US Army , in charge of American Forces.
The buck stopped with Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, whose WWII titles included the dual command of Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet for U.S. naval forces and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas for U.S. and Allied air, land, and sea forces.
The commander of the US naval forces in the Pacific during World War II was Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. He served as the Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet and played a crucial role in major naval battles such as the Battle of Midway and the island-hopping campaign across the Pacific. His strategic leadership significantly contributed to the Allied victory in the Pacific theater.
US Army General Stillwell, CBI Theater; US Army General MacArthur Southwest Pacific; US Navy Admiral Nimitz, the rest of the Pacific Theater.
The Allied Forces
General Dwight David Eisenhower of the US ARMY was the Allied Commander for the Normandy Invasion. He had all the allied forces under his command for that ( not the Pacific Theater forces obviously ) and his local officers in direct charge were General Montgomery in command of British and Canadian Forces and Gen Omar Bradley, US Army , in charge of American Forces.
Awarded the Medal of Honor, Commander of Allied forces in the Pacific in WW 2, 5 star General, Commander Allied Forces Korea, relieved of command by the President of the US.
Franklin Roosevelt died towards the end the Harry Truman was presidentThe political leader of the US for most of the war was FDR - although Truman was president for the last part of the war. Eisenhower was Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe - which put him in charge of US forces in Europe. Douglas MacArthur, was Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the South West Pacific Area, 1942-45. Chester W. Nimitz was Fleet Admiral and commander of the United States Pacific Fleet in 1941-42 and became supreme commander of Allied forces in the Pacific Ocean Area, 1942-45.
Awarded the Medal of Honor, Commander of Allied forces in the Pacific in WW 2, 5 star General, Commander Allied Forces Korea, relieved of command by the President of the US.
The buck stopped with Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, whose WWII titles included the dual command of Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet for U.S. naval forces and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas for U.S. and Allied air, land, and sea forces.
The US Naval Fleet, The US Marine Corps, The US Army and the Allied Forces from other nations did the Island hopping to defeat the Japanese.
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower
Roosevelt (US President) Churchill (British Chancellor) Eisenhower (General allied forces)
Dwight D Eisenhower Eisenhower was Supreme Allied commander of allied forces Montgomery was allied commander of all Normandy ground forces he was in charge of the 21 army group he was also the Highest ranking officer until Eisenhower was promoted to Montgomery's equal in Rank in December 1944
they had no choice. the US was the deciding factor in the European theatre. after the japonese bombed pearl harbor, if the allied forces wanted to continue to have US support, they would have to support the war in the Pacific theatre.
To end the war.
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