Exam Review:People Flashcards
Who is general Eisenhower?
Commander of all allied forces in North Africa, coordinated entire Italian campaign as supreme commander, commander of operation overlord and supreme allied commander
Who is Admiral Yamamoto?
Harvard educated Japanese admiral who instituted the attack on Pearl Harbor
Who is admiral Nagumo
Japanese commander of Pearl Harbor aircraft attack force
Who is commander Genda?
Japanese captain who did most of the planning/training for the Pearl attack including: solving the shallow torpedo dilemma and emphasizing the use of 6 aircraft carriers
Who is James Doolittle?
Famous stunt pilot, chosen to lead the bombing on Tokyo
Who is general MacArthur?
American commander of the islands, evacuated to Australia as the Japanese closed in
Who is General Patton?
Would provide flank protection for main assault force
Who is Monty?
Commander of the British 8th army in North America, permitted to capture Messina as main assault force, given command of all British ground forces for overlord
Who is Erwin Rommel?
Commander of the D.A.K, was his responsibility to defeat the allied landings
Who is General vandergrift?
Commander of the first marine division at Guadalcanal
Who is Heinrich Himmler?
One of Hitler’s henchmen rose to became the head of the SS during World War II try to obtain separate peace with allies and of the war was captured by Brits later committed suicide
