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Oct 27, 2009 · Learn about the life and achievements of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the supreme commander of Allied forces in Western Europe during World War II and the 34th president of the United States. Find out how he led the invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe, managed the Cold War, and promoted domestic prosperity and security.
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Apr 26, 2024 · Dwight D. Eisenhower (born October 14, 1890, Denison, Texas, U.S.—died March 28, 1969, Washington, D.C.) was the 34th president of the United States (1953–61), who had been supreme commander of the Allied forces in western Europe during World War II.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower as a young boy.
- Mamie Eisenhower
- (Left to right) Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, and George Patton at Bastogne, Belgium, February 1945.
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, and General Omar Bradley at the National Airport, Washington, D.C., September 12, 1946.
- Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower visiting Omaha Beach, Normandy, June 1951.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower campaign pin, 1952.
During World War II, he was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe and achieved the five-star rank as General of the Army. Eisenhower planned and supervised two of the most consequential military campaigns of World War II: Operation Torch in the North Africa campaign in 1942–1943 and the invasion of Normandy in 1944.
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Apr 3, 2014 · Learn about the life and career of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States and the Supreme Allied Commander of WW2. Find out how he led the Allied invasion of Normandy, promoted Atoms for Peace and retired to Gettysburg.
NARRATOR: Dwight D. Eisenhower—the 34th president of the United States—was a respected World War II military leader who had no political experience before taking office. In his two terms, however, he proved to be a popular president, guiding the nation through a time of growth and prosperity.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower, (born Oct. 14, 1890, Denison, Texas, U.S.—died March 28, 1969, Washington, D.C.), 34th president of the U.S. (1953–61). He graduated from West Point (1915), then served in the Panama Canal Zone (1922–24) and in the Philippines under Douglas MacArthur (1935–39). In World War II Gen. George Marshall appointed him to ...
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He commanded the Allied Forces landing in North Africa in November 1942; on D-Day, 1944, he was supreme commander of the troops invading France. After the war, he became president of Columbia University, then took leave to assume supreme command over the new NATO forces being assembled in 1951.
