Eisenhower's Command.

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                                            Eisenhower’s Command    

       Although Dwight D. Eisenhower had never been in combat, he was appointed by the U.S Army to lead the Normandy invasion in World War II.  He had shown good skills in serving under Macarthur in the Philippines and in his service in the Italy campaign of 1943.  The Allies wanted to set up a second front in France.  So they planned to ship three million men, many assault vehicles, and transports across the English Channel at Normandy.  The success of the war rested on General Eisenhower’s shoulders.

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      The date for the Normandy invasion code named Overlord was set for June 5, 1944, which was to be known as D-day.  However, on the night of June 4, they received word that bad weather would make the invasion nearly impossible to carry out.  Eisenhower and the other generals decided to postpone the attack for 24 hours.  The next morning the sea had improved a little but the weather was still bad.  Air cover would be difficult.  If the invasion were postponed any longer, the current would not be right.  They would not be able to proceed ...

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