Who were the Generals of D-Day?

Answer 1

Allies
1st ID, Big Red One - Clarence Ralph Huebner
82nd Airborne - James Gavin
101st Airborne, Screaming Eagles - Maxwell Taylor
Gen Gerow, commanded V Corps which had the 1st ID and 29th under him
Fighting 29th Norman Cota
High commanders: Ike, Bradley, Monty, Arthur Tedder, Trafford Leigh-Mallory and Bertram Ramsay

Germans:
Panzer Lehr - Fritz Bayerlein
2nd SS - Heinz Lammerding,
12th SS,Hitler Jugend: Witt and upon his death Kurt "Panzer" Meyer, the youngest divisional commander of both sides during the war
21st Panzer Division -Edgar Feuchtinger
352 Infantry Division - Faced the Americans at Omaha
German command was split with Rommel having tactical command of the Atlantic wall (Army Group B) but theatre command remained with Rundstedt (OB West including the precious Panzer reserves) Galland was the Luftwaffe commander.

Answer 2

Gen. Eisenhower of the USA vs. Field Marshal Rommel of the Germans.


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Allied Generals:
Dwight D. Eisenhower- The 34th president of the United States of America was a very influential person in the D-Day invasion. He was dubbed the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in France. Mr. Eisenhower coupled with the other generals, helped set up the invasion that led us to victory. Very worried on June 5th, he gives the order to the American 101st and 82nd Airborne. His order, "Full victory-nothing else"

General Montgomery- A skilled british general. He was responsible for the British victory in North Africa. On December 23, 1943 he was appointed the commandant for the invasion of france, code named D-Day. Coupled with General Eisenhower he helped pull off one of the most brilliant victories in the war. This sole invasion gave us a stronghold in Europe, which eventually helped us push on towards victory.

The Axis Generals: The German generals, appointed by Hitler, were responsible for the German loss at Normandy. Thrown into confusion by fake allied messages, they foolishly moved their forces away from Normandy to Point de Calais, which is only twenty-three miles from the English coast.

Erwin Rommel- Commonly known by his nick name "The Desert Fox" for his exploits in Africa. He was in command of the 7th Panzer Division which invaded France with such speed and efficiency, that it was known as the "Ghost Division." As a reward for his skill, he was given command of 5th Light and the 15th Panzer Division to aid Italy in Lybia. In Africa, he pushed the allies back to Egypt and was finally stopped at El Alamein, just 60 miles away from Cairo. The main reason for his defeat was supply problems, and the allies had created a machine that could decifer his battle tactics. After retreating back to Tunisia, he left Africa and was given command to Army Group B, which was responsible to stop the possible allied invasion. Due to differences in opinion about how to accomplish this job between his commander and himself, he was not able to place units as he believed would be useful. He committed suicide on October 14, 1944, when Hitler believe that he was in a plot against his life. He was buried with full military honors.

Answer 3

Eisenhower was supreme commander of Allied forces. I think Montgomery was in command on D-Day.

Answer 4

Everyone of you failed to mention Gen. Omar Bradley. Go do your homework.