Episode #349: Dwight Eisenhower #8: Victory in Europe (19...

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Dwight Eisenhower #8: Victory in Europe (1944-1945); Topics covered include: Liberation of Paris, Strategy to end the war, liberation of Paris, promoted to General of the Army (5 stars), Battle of the Bulge, Franklin Roosevelt's fourth inauguration, Yalta Conference, capture of the Ruhr, death of Franklin Roosevelt, Ike visits a Concentration Camp, Germany surrenders, speech at Guildhall, and celebrated as a hero when he returns to the United StatesKey people include: Charles de Gaulle, Franklin Roosevelt, Philippe Leclerc, Bernard Montgomery, Omar Bradley, George Patton, Hans Speidel, Kay Summersby, Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, Karl Donitz, Alfred Jodl, and King George VIFor more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

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Dwight Eisenhower #8: Victory in Europe (1944-1945); Topics covered include: Liberation of Paris, Strategy to end the war, liberation of Paris, promoted to General of the Army (5 stars), Battle of the Bulge, Franklin Roosevelt's fourth inauguration,...

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