The Battle of Normandy leaders
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The following is a list of leaders in the Battle of Normandy.
Area | Allied Powers | Germany | |
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GHQ | Dwight D. Eisenhower - SAC Sir Arthur Tedder - Deputy SAC Walter Bedell Smith - COSSAC Bernard Montgomery (ground forces) Trafford Leigh-Mallory (air forces) Bertram Ramsay (naval forces) |
Alfred Jodl Gerd von Rundstedt Günther Blumentritt Erwin Rommel Günther von Kluge Hans Speidel Max Pemsel Erich Marcks Wolfgang Hager Hans von Salmuth |
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Naval forces | Alan G. Kirk (US) | ||
Utah Beach | Omar Bradley | Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Raymond O. Barton Robert Haines James M. Gavin (airborne landings) |
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Omaha Beach | Norman Cota | ||
Gold Beach | |||
Juno Beach | Harry Crerar Guy Simonds Charles Foulkes |
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Sword Beach | Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat |