World War II: U.S. General <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" id="mw-A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a> is named <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Allied_Commander" id="mw-Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Supreme Allied Commander">Supreme Allied Commander</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Overlord" id="mw-g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Operation Overlord">Operation Overlord</a>.