Military Leaders of World War II - German Military Leaders of World War II, Norwegian Military Leaders of World War II, Wilhelm Keitel (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 37. Chapters: German military leaders of World War II, Norwegian military leaders of World War II, Wilhelm Keitel, Commanders of World War II, Allied leaders of World War II, Axis leaders of World War II, Kristian Laake, Carl Gustav Fleischer, Hans Reidar Holtermann, Eiliv Austlid, Arne Dagfin Dahl, Birger Eriksen, Otto Ruge, Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, Odd Bull, Odd Lindback-Larsen, Jens Christian Hauge, Martin Linge, Henry Diesen, Ole Reistad, Finn Lutzow-Holm, Wilhelm von Tangen Hansteen, Elias Corneliussen. Excerpt: The Commanders of World War II were for the most part career officers. They were forced to adapt to new technologies and shaped the direction of modern warfare. Some political leaders, particularly those of the principal dictatorships involved in the conflict, Adolf Hitler (Germany), Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union), Benito Mussolini (Italy) and Chiang Kaishek (China), acted as supreme military commanders as well as civil commanders of their respective countries or empires. Allied leaders of World War IIAxis leaders of World War II The Allied leaders of World War II listed below comprise the important political and military figures who fought for or supported the Allies during World War II. Engaged in total war, they had to adapt to new types of modern warfare, on the military, psychological and economic fronts. King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth with Eleanor Roosevelt in London. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with Prime Minister of Canada William Lyon Mackenzie King at the Banff Springs Hotel just prior to the outbreak of war in Europe, 27 May 1939 Over the course of the war, the Canadian army enlisted 730,000; the air force 260,000; and the navy 115,000 personnel. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. W adys aw Sikorski. Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov and General Secretary Joseph Stalin. Ibn Saud converses with U...