u. s. general was the supreme commander of the western allied forces in europe.
u. s. general was the supreme commander of the western allied forces in europe.
who was the supreme commander of the western allied forces in europe?
u. s. general
u.s. general dwight d. eisenhower had multiple command appointments; he replaced chaney in late june 1942, but in november he also commanded the allied forces in operation torch through afhq. he then relinquished command of etousa to lt. gen. frank m. andrews in february 1943, who was killed in an air crash in may. he was replaced by lt. gen. jacob l. devers, former chief of the armored force. in december 1943 it was announced that eisenhower would be supreme allied commander in europe. in january 1944 he resumed command of etousa and the following month was officially designated as the supreme commander of the allied expeditionary forces. (note that supreme headquarters of the allied expeditionary forces (shaef) was the headquarters of the commander of the allied expeditionary forces, whereas the afhq was the headquarters of only the allied forces.) he served in a dual role until the end of hostilities in europe in may 1945. from february 1944, shaef was the operational command and etousa administrative command.
european theater of operations, united states army
bullet::::- supreme commander for the allied powers, title held by general douglas macarthur during the occupation of japan following world war ii









































bullet::::- supreme commander of the royal khmer armed forces









































bullet::::- supreme commander of the korean people's army









































bullet::::- supreme commander of the malaysian armed forces









































bullet::::- supreme commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the russian federation









































bullet::::- supreme commander of the swedish armed forces









































bullet::::- supreme commander of the unified armed forces of the warsaw treaty organization









































bullet::::- supreme commander (militant), a title used for the head of a militant group or an organization









































section::::media.
supreme commander