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COMMANDER // 1893–1981

Omar Bradley

general of the armyUnited StatesUnited States6 battles1 war

Lifespan

1893 – 1981

1900192519501975World War II · 1939–1945 (1941–1945 U.S. combat role)Battle of Hürtgen Forest — September 14, 1944 · United States · World War IIBattle of the Bulge — Dec 1944–Jan 1945 · United States · World War IINormandy — Jun–Aug 1944 · Allies · World War IIOperation Cobra — July 25, 1944 · United States · World War IIOperation Lüttich — August 13, 1944 · United States · World War IIOperation Queen — December 16, 1944 · United States · World War II

Active service 1944 — 6 battles across 1 war; first command at age 51.

Profile

Omar Nelson Bradley was a senior officer of the United States Army during and after World War II, rising to the rank of General of the Army. He was the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and oversaw the U.S. military's policy-making in the Korean War.

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Battles (6)

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