<Li> Mers - el - Kébir </Li> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Built up the French Navy to prepare for war, only to see it destroyed by the British Navy . Served the Vichy France government and was tipped to become Pétain's successor . Was commander of Vichy French forces in Operation Torch . After arranging a ceasefire, he defected to the Allied side . </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Armed Force </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Name </Th> <Th> Highest Rank </Th> <Th> Highest Award </Th> <Th> Fate </Th> <Th> Casualties inflicted </Th> <Th> Theatres / Battles </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Army </Td> <Td> George Marshall </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> General of the Army </Td> <Td> Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star </Td> <Td> As Secretary of State his name was given to the Marshall Plan, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953 . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Chief of Staff of the United States Army </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Was the aide to General Pershing during World War I. Was Chief of Staff having overall command of the US Army during and before World War II . Marshall served as the U.S. Army Chief of Staff during the war and as the chief military adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt . Many of the American generals that were given top commands during the war were either picked or recommended by Marshall, including Dwight Eisenhower, Lloyd Fredendall, Leslie McNair, Mark W. Clark and Omar Bradley . He led the rapid growth of US forces, co-ordinated the Western Allies and promoted postwar reconstruction of Europe . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dwight D. Eisenhower </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> General of the Army </Td> <Td> Distinguished Service Cross, Medal of Honor (offered, but not accepted by him). </Td> <Td> After liberating Europe, served as NATO head and president of Columbia University before being elected the 34th President of the United States . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II </Li> <Li> Adriatic Campaign of World War II </Li> <Li> North African Campaign </Li> <Li> Italian Campaign (World War II) </Li> <Li> Western Front (World War II) </Li> <Li> Western Allied invasion of Germany </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Entered the war as an assistant to the more senior Officers MacArthur and George Patton, showed his worth as a commander during the North Africa Campaign . In December 1943, President Roosevelt decided that Eisenhower--not Marshall--would be Supreme Allied Commander in Europe . The following month, he resumed command of European Theater of Operations United States Army (ETOUSA) and the following month was officially designated as the Supreme Allied Commander of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), serving in a dual role until the end of hostilities in Europe in May 1945 . He was charged in these positions with planning and carrying out the Allied assault on the coast of Normandy in June 1944 under the code name Operation Overlord, to head the liberation of Europe on the Western Front and the invasion of Germany . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Douglas MacArthur </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> General of the Army </Td> <Td> Medal of Honor, Philippine Medal of Valor </Td> <Td> Tasked with rebuilding Japan after the war . Later involved in the Korean War . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> South West Pacific theatre of World War II </Li> <Li> Philippines Campaign (1941--42) </Li> <Li> Solomon Islands campaign </Li> <Li> New Guinea campaign </Li> <Li> Salamaua--Lae campaign </Li> <Li> Admiralty Islands campaign </Li> <Li> Philippines Campaign (1944--45) </Li> <Li> Borneo campaign (1945) </Li> <Li> Japan campaign </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Recalled from retirement prior to the start of the Pacific war . Early on in World War II, received the Medal of Honor for extreme bravery . Was disappointed to relinquish the Philippines to the Japanese . Promising to return, he did so in 1945 and whilst in Manila, prepared for war in Japan itself . MacArthur presided over the Japanese Unconditional Surrender in 1945 . His strategy of maneuver, air strikes and force avoidance meant that soldiers under his command faced relatively low casualties . <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Omar Bradley </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> General of the Army </Td> <Td> Distinguished Service Medal (Army and Navy). </Td> <Td> Promoted to General of the Army during the Korean War (after serving in the rank of General during World War II). Became Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Battle of Hill 609 </Li> <Li> Western Front (World War II) </Li> <Li> Operation Cobra </Li> <Li> Operation Lüttich </Li> <Li> Falaise pocket </Li> <Li> Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine </Li> <Li> Battle of Hürtgen Forest </Li> <Li> Operation Queen </Li> <Li> Battle of the Bulge </Li> <Li> Western Allied invasion of Germany </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> This former infantry school instructor entered the war under Patton, later becoming his boss . Towards the end of the war, led a force of over 1.3 million troops (America's largest to serve under one man). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mark W. Clark </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> General </Td> <Td> Distinguished Service Medal (Army and Navy). </Td> <Td> Became head of the Citadel </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Allied invasion of Italy </Li> <Li> Bernhardt Line </Li> <Li> Battle of San Pietro Infine </Li> <Li> Battle of Monte Cassino </Li> <Li> Operation Shingle </Li> <Li> Battle of Cisterna </Li> <Li> Gothic Line </Li> <Li> Operation Grapeshot </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Led the triumphal entry into Rome . Served under General Harold Alexander . Ordered the destruction of the religious abbey at Monte Cassino . Was commander - in - chief in Italy from late 1944 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George S. Patton, Jr . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> General </Td> <Td> Distinguished Service Cross </Td> <Td> Died in a road accident 4 months after the end of the war . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Operation Torch </Li> <Li> Battle of El Guettar </Li> <Li> Operation Vulcan </Li> <Li> Battle of Sicily </Li> <Li> Battle of Chambois </Li> <Li> Falaise pocket </Li> <Li> Battle of Fort Driant </Li> <Li> Battle of Metz </Li> <Li> Battle of the Bulge </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> An aggressive general whose ferocious military thrusts earned him admiration and respect from all participants in the war (and at times endangered his military career). Successfully used the German tactic of armored blitzkrieg against the Germans . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Navy </Td> <Td> Ernest King </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fleet Admiral </Td> <Td> Navy Cross </Td> <Td> Retired on December 15, 1945 . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Battle of the Atlantic </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> United States Chief of Naval Operations . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chester W. Nimitz </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fleet Admiral </Td> <Td> Legion of Honour, Distinguished Service Medal </Td> <Td> Served as Chief of Naval Operations . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Pacific Ocean theatre of World War II </Li> <Li> Battle of Midway </Li> <Li> Solomon Islands campaign </Li> <Li> Philippines Campaign (1944--45) </Li> <Li> Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign </Li> <Li> Mariana and Palau Islands campaign </Li> <Li> Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign </Li> <Li> Japan campaign </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> After the attack on Pearl Harbor, took command of the Pacific Ocean areas, and turned around USA's fortunes in the Battle of Midway . Closed the war with operations in the Leyte Gulf and Okinawa . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> William Halsey, Jr . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fleet Admiral </Td> <Td> Navy Cross </Td> <Td> Retired 1947 . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Marshalls--Gilberts raids </Li> <Li> Solomon Islands Campaign </Li> <Li> Guadalcanal campaign </Li> <Li> New Georgia Campaign </Li> <Li> Philippines Campaign (1944--45) </Li> <Li> Bombing of Kure (July 1945) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Commander of South Pacific Area 1942 - 1944 . Commander of United States Third Fleet 1944 - 1945 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Frank Jack Fletcher </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Admiral </Td> <Td> Medal of Honor </Td> <Td> Chairman of the General Board, retired in 1947 . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Marshalls--Gilberts raids </Li> <Li> Battle of Coral Sea </Li> <Li> Battle of Midway </Li> <Li> Solomon Islands Campaign </Li> <Li> Battle of the Eastern Solomons </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> <P> Recipient of the Medal of Honor for saving hundreds of refugees during the United States occupation of Veracruz in April 1914 during the Mexican Revolution . Operational commander at the pivotal Battles of Coral Sea and of Midway; nephew of Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher . In November 1942, he became Commander, Thirteenth Naval District and Commander, Northwestern Sea Frontier . A year later, he was placed in charge of the Northern Pacific area . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Raymond A. Spruance </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Admiral </Td> <Td> Navy Cross </Td> <Td> Served as President of the Naval War College . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Battle of Midway </Li> <Li> Solomon Islands Campaign </Li> <Li> Mariana and Palau Islands campaign </Li> <Li> Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign </Li> <Li> Japan campaign </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Commander of two of the most significant battles of the war, Battle of Midway and the Battle of the Philippine Sea . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> USAAF </Td> <Td> Henry Arnold </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> General of the Air Force </Td> <Td> Distinguished Service Medal </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Member of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Combined Chiefs of Staff committees . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ira C. Eaker </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> General </Td> <Td> Distinguished Service Medal (Army, Navy and Air Force) </Td> <Td> Became deputy commander of the Army Air Forces until retirement in 1947 . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Interception of the Rex </Li> <Li> Operation Cockade </Li> <Li> Strategic bombing campaign </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Commander of the 8th US Bomber command . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carl Spaatz </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> General </Td> <Td> Air Force Cross </Td> <Td> Replaced Arnold in September 1947 to become chief of the US Air Force . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Operation Flax </Li> <Li> Strategic bombing during World War II </Li> <Li> Combined Bomber Offensive </Li> <Li> Pointblank directive </Li> <Li> Bombing of Kassel in World War II </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> One of the pioneers of US military aviation, Spaatz advocated the use of scientific analysis to bombing raids, and made effective use of long range fighters, tactics which helped the Allies achieve air superiority over Europe . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Armed Force </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Name </Th> <Th> Highest Rank </Th> <Th> Highest Award </Th> <Th> Fate </Th> <Th> Casualties inflicted </Th> <Th> Theatres / Battles </Th> </Tr>

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