Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force

GPTKB entity

Properties (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military title
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Allied_Powers
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Allied_Command
gptkbp:dissolved 1945
gptkbp:established 1943
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkb:George_C._Marshall
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war military strategy
promoted international cooperation
established_NATO
gptkbp:location Europe
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:notableEvent coordinated multinational forces
established effective command structure
led largest amphibious invasion in history
contributed_to_Allied_victory_in_WWII
successful_invasion_of_Europe
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:operations gptkb:Operation_Torch
Operation Market Garden
Operation Overlord
gptkbp:role commanding_Allied_forces_in_Europe_during_World_War_II
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Liberation_of_Paris
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Normandy
D-Day
V-E Day
gptkbp:strategicGoals gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Supreme_Allied_Commander,_Europe