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  1. 1 day ago · Twenty years after planning the Allied invasion of Normandy, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower received a letter that asked him how the June 6, 1944, amphibious assault came to be commonly called D-Day ...

  2. 3 days ago · The success of D-Day was the result of meticulous planning, exceptional logistics, and the bravery and sacrifices of the soldiers who participated in the landings and subsequent battles. The Allied forces, under the command of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, had been preparing for the invasion for months, carefully coordinating the various elements of the operation.

  3. 1 day ago · The American General Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander of the Allied forces in Mediterranean theater of the war, approved plans for a three-pronged attack on Casablanca (Western), Oran (Center) and Algiers (Eastern), then a rapid move on Tunis to catch Axis forces in North Africa from the west in conjunction with the British advance from ...

    • 8-16 November 1942(1 week and 1 day)
    • Allied victory
    • French Morocco, French Algeria
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  5. 5 days ago · As outlined by a February 1944 directive from the Allied Combined Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force, led the largest amphibious force in history as it embarked on a mission to “enter the continent of Europe and, … undertake operations aimed at the heart of Germany and the ...

  6. 4 days ago · A respected World War II general, Dwight D. Eisenhower brought a steady hand to the presidency during a period of intense Cold War tensions. Eisenhower‘s foreign policy was characterized by a focus on containment of Soviet influence, as well as the expansion of covert CIA operations in countries like Iran and Guatemala.

  7. 2 days ago · Substantial debate exists over the ethical, legal, and military aspects of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 August and 9 August 1945 respectively at the close of World War II (1939–45).

  8. 5 days ago · General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower presents the Medal of Freedom to Wright Bryan, editor of the Atlanta Journal, for services as a war correspondent in the European Theater, 1943-45, during a ceremony in Washington D.C., November 20, 1947.

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