Latest "Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower" stories

A look back at D-Day

On June 6, 1944, Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower seized the moment to order airdrops of paratroopers and gliders behind enemy lines.

By Jon Guttman, History Net

2 years ago

U.S. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, left, gives the order of the day to paratroopers in England prior to boarding their planes to participate in the first assault of the Normandy invasion.

Eisenhower Memorial honors president, WWII Allied commander in chief

President Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower will be honored Sept. 17 at the long-awaited opening ceremony of the Eisenhower Memorial in Washington D.C.

By Jared Morgan

3 years ago

75 years later, World War II veterans go back to Paris

World War II veterans are taking part in ceremonies Saturday and Sunday marking the 75th anniversary of the military operation that liberated Paris from Nazi occupation.

By Angela Charlton, The Associated Press

4 years ago

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