Dwight D. Eisenhower's Leadership During World War II
During World War 2, many leaders emerged from chaos and destruction that it had caused, either helping their people for goods or to find a way to suit their own personal needs. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the then Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, helped the United States tremendously with the war effort by becoming the main commander of their armed forces. He led the attack in North Africa known as Operation Torch, and orchestrated the infamous D-Day on June 6, 1944. He was also known to be the cause for Germany’s surrender, which led to a chain reaction in which ultimately resulted in the end of the Second Great World War. Dwight David Eisenhower was “Born in Texas in 1890, brought up in Abilene, Kansas, Eisenhower was the third of seven
sons”(1). He excelled at sports, and soon was admitted to West Point Academy where he trained to be a officer. It was there he met his wife, Mamie Geneva Doud. Commander Eisenhower played a vital and crucial role in ending the war. He at first held many positions as an officer after he graduated. For example , he and his partner General MacArthur went to the Philippines to train the Filipino army in case the Japanese attacked them. His first major role in the war was when he was sent to North Africa for Operation Torch. “Operation Torch was the name given to the Allied invasion of French North Africa in November 1942”(2). Although Eisenhower was inexperienced and lacked real life knowledge on how to command an army like that, he pulled through, and Eisenhower and his army were able to push back the Germans. However, not only did he push them out of Northern Africa completely, but he also pushed them back all the way to southern France, which left him a large opportunity to stage an attack there also.
sons”(1). He excelled at sports, and soon was admitted to West Point Academy where he trained to be a officer. It was there he met his wife, Mamie Geneva Doud. Commander Eisenhower played a vital and crucial role in ending the war. He at first held many positions as an officer after he graduated. For example , he and his partner General MacArthur went to the Philippines to train the Filipino army in case the Japanese attacked them. His first major role in the war was when he was sent to North Africa for Operation Torch. “Operation Torch was the name given to the Allied invasion of French North Africa in November 1942”(2). Although Eisenhower was inexperienced and lacked real life knowledge on how to command an army like that, he pulled through, and Eisenhower and his army were able to push back the Germans. However, not only did he push them out of Northern Africa completely, but he also pushed them back all the way to southern France, which left him a large opportunity to stage an attack there also.