<P> General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower served in successive Supreme Allied Commander roles . Eisenhower was the Commander - in - Chief , Allied Force for the Mediterranean theatre . Eisenhower then served as Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force ( SCAEF ) in the European theatre , starting in December 1943 with the creation of the command to execute Operation Overlord and ending in July 1945 shortly after the End of World War II in Europe . In 1951 , Eisenhower would again be a Supreme Allied Commander , the first to hold the post for NATO ( see next section ) . </P>
<P> General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower served in successive Supreme Allied Commander roles . Eisenhower was the Commander - in - Chief , Allied Force for the Mediterranean theatre . Eisenhower then served as Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force ( SCAEF ) in the European theatre , starting in December 1943 with the creation of the command to execute Operation Overlord and ending in July 1945 shortly after the End of World War II in Europe . In 1951 , Eisenhower would again be a Supreme Allied Commander , the first to hold the post for NATO ( see next section ) . </P>
who served as the supreme allied commander during starting in 1943
who served as the supreme allied commander during starting in 1943
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower