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Omar Nelson Bradley (12 February 1893 – 8 April 1981) was a senior officer of the United States Army during and after World War II, rising to the rank of General of the Army. He was the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and oversaw the U.S. military's policy-making in the Korean War .
The broad front versus narrow front controversy in World War II arose after General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander, decided to advance into Germany on a broad front in 1944, against the suggestions of his principal subordinates, Lieutenant Generals Omar Bradley and George S. Patton and Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery ...
Bradley in 1950 "The wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and with the wrong enemy" is General Omar Bradley's famous rebuke in his May 15, 1951 Congressional testimony as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the idea of extending the Korean War into China, as proposed by General Douglas MacArthur, the commander of the U.N. forces in Korea before being relieved of command ...
The US 12th Army Group (12 AG) commanded by Lieutenant General Omar Bradley was created as the western wing of the bridgehead. As the breakout from Normandy took place, the Allies launched the invasion of southern France on 15 August 1944 with the US 6th Army Group (6 AG) under the command of Lieutenant General Jacob L. Devers .
Seventh Army consisted initially of three infantry divisions, organized under II Corps, commanded by Lieutenant General Omar Bradley. The 1st and 3rd Infantry Divisions , commanded by Major Generals Terry Allen and Lucian Truscott respectively, sailed from ports in Tunisia , while the 45th Infantry Division , under Major General Troy H ...
Commanding General and Chiefs of Staff Sections [2] Position 1 August 1944 8 May 1945 Commanding General: Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley: General Omar N. Bradley Chief of Staff: Major General Leven C. Allen: Major General Leven C. Allen Deputy Chief of Staff: Brigadier General Robert W. Hasbrouck: Brigadier General Henry B. Lewis: Secretary ...
Lieutenant General Omar Bradley, center, Commanding the U.S. 12th Army Group, confers with Major General Elwood Richard Quesada, left, and Major General William B. Kean at 1st U.S. Army Headquarters, 3 miles east of Le Tilleul, France. Senior officers watching operations from the bridge of USS Augusta, off Normandy, June 8, 1944.
Operation Cobra was an offensive launched by the First United States Army under Lieutenant General Omar Bradley seven weeks after the D-Day landings, during the Normandy campaign of World War II.