dwight d. eisenhower served as the supreme allied commander during starting in 1943.
dwight d. eisenhower served as the supreme allied commander during starting in 1943.
who served as the supreme allied commander during starting in 1943?
dwight d. eisenhower
general of the army dwight d. eisenhower served in successive supreme allied commander roles. eisenhower was the commander-in-chief, allied force for the mediterranean theatre. eisenhower then served as supreme commander allied expeditionary force (scaef) in the european theatre, starting in december 1943 with the creation of the command to execute operation overlord and ending in july 1945 shortly after the end of world war ii in europe. in 1951, eisenhower would again be a supreme allied commander, the first to hold the post for nato (see next section).
supreme allied commander
supreme allied commander atlantic









































the supreme allied commander atlantic (saclant) was one of two supreme commanders of the north atlantic treaty organisation (nato), the other being the supreme allied commander europe (saceur). the saclant led allied command atlantic is based at norfolk, virginia. the entire command was routinely referred to as 'saclant'.









































in 1981 saclant's wartime task was listed as being to provide for the security of the area by guarding sea lanes to deny their use to an enemy and to safeguard them for the reinforcement and resupply of nato europe with personnel and materiel.
supreme allied commander atlantic