Omar Bradley, who had distinguished himself leading troops to victories in North Africa and Sicily, was hand-picked by General Dwight Eisenhower to command the 1st U.S. Army during the D-Day ...

Eisenhower speaks with men of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne Division, on June 5, 1944, the day before the D-Day invasion. Omar Bradley (1893-1981) Bradley ...

Allied efforts to free Nazi-occupied France in the summer of 1944. Planned by General Omar Bradley, the operation would consist of a massive bombing run to open up a track that would allow Allied ...