A dramatic legend, he was the 34th leader of the United States, the Allied commander during World War II, and he was a five-star general.
He was Eisenhower, who was born in poverty to command three million Allied soldiers in World War II and then became the leader of the United States. Today, let's take a look at the leader's enthusiastic life, and interested friends can like and pay attention.
Eisenhower was born in Texas in 1890, his ancestors were Germans, he was the third in the family, his family has always been very poor, so Eisenhower has a hard-working spirit from an early age.
Although the family was very poor, his mother was more shrewd and capable, and she was very strict in educating her children, so his children had great achievements in their careers, especially Eisenhower, who understood many truths under the guidance of his mother.
A photograph of Eisenhower's childhood
Once, when Eisenhower was playing poker with his brothers at a young age, and he had never won because of bad luck, he threw down his cards in particular anger and scolded, and then ran out, leaving the other brothers and brothers in the house.
At this time, his mother told Eisenhower that playing cards and losing cards is not just a small thing, which represents his own life, the cards are equivalent to God's giving, he has no way to choose good or bad, and complaining and anger represent his inability.
And the only thing you can do is to calm yourself down and then play your best role in each of your cards to maximize the benefits. Eisenhower benefited and impressed Eisenhower with his mother's words, which made his military career very smooth in the future.
After graduating from high school, Eisenhower entered West Point by chance, in fact, he did not like to be a soldier, and his mother was a pacifist, but the military school was free and could play football, so he signed up.
Eisenhower during World War II
Eisenhower's grades in school were actually very bad, and he often violated school discipline, and was even punished several times. But his football skills are very good, and he also thought about being a professional athlete in the future.
In fact, he wanted to drop out of school many times, but he was stopped by friends, and he finished his career after four years of military school.
After graduation, Eisenhower worked in an infantry division, and at the age of 26 he met a girl much younger than him at a banquet, and the two soon married the following year. For the next seven years Eisenhower had achieved little in the Infantry Division, and he felt that there was no hope, or even what he could do.
At the age of 33, his job finally changed, and Eisenhower was transferred to work for Major General Connor, with whom he often discussed military and international issues.
Mr. and Mrs. Eisenhower (1916)
At that time, the world situation was unpredictable, there were many excellent talents who had also made great achievements, and under the long-term influence of the Major General, Eisenhower had a very strong interest in the military, and his knowledge and skills in this area had also made great progress.
In the eyes of Major General Connor, he was a capable and efficient officer, and eventually he went to a staff school with the encouragement of the major general. Eisenhower studied hard in school and was then reported to the Army Operational University with honors, where he completed an outstanding task of collecting and collating operational data after graduation.
In 1933, Eisenhower met MacArthur, the chief of staff of the Army, and he served as an assistant to MacArthur, writing documents and summarizing reports. He admired MacArthur very much, and he was highly valued by MacArthur.
After following MacArthur to the Philippines, he had a good relationship with the Philippine leader Quezon because he was very talkative and kind, and Quezon invited him to work with a high salary, but Eisenhower had a more ambitious ideal at this time, so he did not agree, and he returned to the United States after his work.
MacArthur, who became president of the Military Academy at West Point
Upon his return, Eisenhower served as chief of staff of the Third Division, and it was only in 1941 that he was promoted to brigadier general for his outstanding performance, when he was 51 years old.
On December 7, the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred, the United States was provoked by Japan, and on the fourth day of the Pacific War, because Eisenhower's staff experience was particularly rich, Marshall, the chief of the general staff of the United States, asked him to go to Washington immediately to discuss some related work, and Eisenhower has been working closely with General Marshall for a long time since then.
Marshall had a very high prestige in the U.S. military at the time and had a good relationship with Roosevelt. Eisenhower showed great ability after taking office, and his talents had a place to play, and it didn't take long for him to become a major general.
At this time, the United States was very concerned about the Pacific theater, but Roosevelt and General Marshall were more focused on the European theater, and although Eisenhower was not able to participate in the high-level meeting at this time, he could guide this action from the interests of his own country.
His ideas were in line with the strategic views of the two leaders, and he and his staff members imagined how to open up the battlefields of Europe, so that groups of American troops would go to Britain for no other purpose, and then gain superiority in the air of Europe, break the enemy's barriers, and cross the straits to directly force France and Germany.
Army Admiral Marshall
Eisenhower's strategic wisdom and military prowess were embodied in this plan, paving the way for his future ascent, and although the British top brass explicitly agreed, there were still many disagreements.
In order to demonstrate the feasibility of this plan, Eisenhower went to England to do practical research, where he continued to carry out wargame deductions, and finally summarized his investigation into a report.
Back in Washington, Marshall and Roosevelt appreciated the report, and Roosevelt immediately agreed to the plan, and made Eisenhower commander of the European theater, and it was not long before he became the allied commander of the North African theater.
But in fact, Eisenhower had never commanded a battle alone before, he won the victory after the first heavy responsibility, Eisenhower not only had great military and organizational ability, but more importantly, he was also very good at attacking the heart, and many of his subordinates were willing to follow him, work under him, and believed in him.
Look at the information of Roosevelt
The Anglo-American landings in North Africa were particularly smooth, which made Eisenhower famous in the First World War. After that, he served as allied commander in North Africa and the Mediterranean, and used Sicily as a point of attack.
After 38 days of fierce fighting, it successfully occupied the island and then began to attack the Italian headquarters, but Italy felt that it had been defeated and surrendered.
Eisenhower demonstrated excellent military and diplomatic skills as commander of these forces. In order to allow the Allies to advance rapidly in North Africa, he recognized a French general as the supreme leader in France.
He is very firm in his heart, decisive in his work, open-minded and generous, and has great trust in his subordinates. Eisenhower was not favored by Montgomery at first, and they both mocked and criticized Eisenhower, but Eisenhower did not bother with them.
Normandy landing battlefield
In order to quickly defeat Germany, in November 1943, the three leaders of the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union organized a meeting, after which Eisenhower was appointed commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe, and after far-reaching planning and sufficient preparations, the Normandy landing plan began to be implemented.
Nearly three million soldiers, under the command of Eisenhower, crossed the strait and fought particularly fiercely with the enemy, and the Allies were finally victorious.
And Eisenhower said after the war that this battlefield is the largest slaughterhouse, the territory here is almost full of corpses, the wreckage of weapons is everywhere, it is difficult to get through this place, every road from here is walking, there is the blood of soldiers and the decomposing corpses at your feet.
Eisenhower was promoted to five-star general because of his many achievements in World War II, and after the surrender of Germany, he returned to Washington, where tens of thousands of people warmly welcomed him back home at the airport, and he was regarded as a hero by the American people, and everyone looked at him with admiring eyes.
He left the airport and went to the White House, where Roosevelt personally awarded him the medal. Eisenhower served as Chief of Staff of the Army in late 1945, but resigned three years later. Eisenhower's outstanding performance during World War II made his reputation and popularity very high, so he became the president of a university.
Although he has no salary here, just a name, he is also diligent and sincere, and even his classmates think that he is very kind. When he doesn't have many appearances and is about to disappear into the lives of the people, he is planning a bigger plan.
When the United States and the Soviet Union were in the Cold War, Eisenhower was often called to the White House to discuss some things because of his status as a leader's adviser, and the university professor was very dissatisfied because he was often absent, and Eisenhower did not hide his heart.
Montgomery, who commanded operations in the North African theater
He became supreme commander of the natorist armed forces again, and by this time he was 60 years old and wearing the uniform again. Two years later, Eisenhower ran for American leadership, and the people of that era were very adored as combat heroes.
So his supporters hyped up his great achievements during World War II, and they all trusted the military hero and believed that he could save the United States as he did during World War II, and Eisenhower eventually won the contender with a particularly large margin.
The five-star general rose to the pinnacle of politics and was re-elected four years later, running the White House for eight years. What do you think about this? You can leave a message in the comment area, if you like it, you can pay attention to it a little, forward it, and the next issue of the content will be more exciting.