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The Commanders of World War II were for the most part career officers.They were forced to adapt to new technologies and forged the direction of modern warfare. Some political leaders, particularly those of the principal dictatorships involved in the conflict, Adolf Hitler (Germany), Benito Mussolini (Italy), and Hirohito (Japan), acted as dictators for their respective countries or empires.
Norwegian military leaders of World War II (3 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Military leaders of World War II" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Getúlio Vargas. Getúlio Vargas was the president of Brazil for two periods, first from 1930 to 1945. Between 1937 and 1945 he ruled as dictator under the Estado Novo regime. . Despite Brazil's strong economic ties with Nazi Germany, Vargas sided with the Allies after the sinking of Brazilian merchant ships by German U-boats, and declared war against Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy in August 19
The only other four-time recipient was Leonid Brezhnev, who never rose above modest military rank and received all of his four Hero of the Soviet Union medals for his birthday as part of his overall cult of personality and love for medals, titles, and decorations. Despite his general lack of political ability, Zhukov became the highest-ranking ...
United States Army generals of World War II (1 C, 541 P) United States Marine Corps World War II generals (90 P) United States Navy World War II admirals (233 P)
Trump has long had a boyish fascination with the military, idolizing World War II generals George Patton and Douglas MacArthur. As a teenager, he reveled in his stint at a military-style boarding ...
100: American Navy officer; first female gunnery officer in U.S. Navy [33] Donald L. Custis: 1917–2021: 103: American Navy vice admiral [34] Aaron S. Daggett: 1837–1938: 100: Union Army general of the American Civil War [35] Perry J. Dahl: 1923–2024: 101: American Air Force officer and World War II flying ace [36] Philippe de Gaulle: 1921 ...
On Sept. 8, 2005, the Department of Defense's Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) gave President George W. Bush a list of 20 major military installations that it had determined were no ...