Dwight Eisenhower’s Involvement in Wwii

Dwight Eisenhower was one of the most important allies of WWII. He became the Allies’ Supreme Commander and commanded the forces in Germany during the end of the war. This paper will discuss Eisenhower’s involvements and actions during WWII.

Dwight Eisenhower was born in 1890 in Texas. In school, he excelled in athletics, but didn’t show much interest in academics besides history. In 1911, he passed the entrance exams for West Point, the main military academy in the U.S. In 1940, when America started to draft men into the army, Eisenhower was promoted to brigadier-general. On December 7th, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked. America declared war on Japan, Germany, and Italy the next day. Eisenhower became senior war planner for the American army. He wanted Germany and Italy to be fought first, and then the allies could turn their full attention to Japan ("Dwight Eisenhower").

On 15 December 1944, Eisenhower became the Allies’ Supreme Commander and commanded