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    Dwight Eisenhower (1890-1969)

    Dwight Eisenhower  ©Eisenhower was the supreme Allied commander in Europe in World War Two and later 34th president of the United States.

    Dwight David Eisenhower, nicknamed 'Ike', was born in Denison, Texas on 14 October 1890 and brought up in Kansas.

    Eisenhower graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point in 1915. He served in the army through the 1920s and 1930s, including a posting to the Philippines in the late 1930s.

    Shortly after the United States entered World War Two, Eisenhower went to work in Washington, where he impressed the chief of staff General George C Marshall. In June 1942, he was appointed commanding general in the European theatre. This was later extended to include the Mediterranean and North Africa. In February 1944, he was named the supreme commander of the Allied expeditionary forces in Western Europe. He oversaw the successful Allied assault on the coast of Normandy in June 1944 and the Allied liberation of we

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    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    President of the United States from 1953 to 1961

    "Dwight David Eisenhower" and "Eisenhower" redirect here. For his grandson, see David Eisenhower. For other uses, see Eisenhower (disambiguation).

    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Official portrait, 1959

    In office
    January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961
    Vice PresidentRichard Nixon
    Preceded byHarry S. Truman
    Succeeded byJohn F. Kennedy
    In office
    April 2, 1951 – May 30, 1952
    PresidentHarry S. Truman
    DeputyBernard Montgomery
    Preceded byPosition established
    Succeeded byMatthew Ridgway
    In office
    June 7, 1948 – January 19, 1953
    Preceded byNicholas Murray Butler
    Succeeded byGrayson L. Kirk
    In office
    November 19, 1945 – February 6, 1948
    PresidentHarry S. Truman
    DeputyJ. Lawton Collins
    Preceded byGeorge C. Marshall
    Succeeded byOmar Bradley
    In office
    May 8 – November 10, 1945
    Presi

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    Military career of Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Overview of the US Army officer's work

    The military career of Dwight D. Eisenhower began in June 1911, when Eisenhower took the oath as a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He graduated from West Point and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army in June 1915, as part of "the class the stars fell on". He rose through the ranks over the next thirty years and became one of the most important Allied generals of World War II, being promoted to General of the Army in 1944. Eisenhower retired from the military after winning the 1952 presidential election, though his rank as General of the Army was restored by an act of Congress in March 1961.

    After graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1915, Eisenhower was assigned to the 19th Infantry Regiment at Fort Sam Houston. He served in the continental United States throughout World War I, ending the war as the commander of a battalion