Key Figures in WWII

  • Adolf Hitler: Leader of Nazi Germany.

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt: U.S. President during most of WWII.

  • Winston Churchill: British Prime Minister who led Britain through much of WWII.

  • Joseph Stalin: Leader of the Soviet Union.

  • George Patton: American General leading Operation Torch

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower: Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied forces at D-Day.

  • Bernard Montgomery: British general, played key roles in North Africa and Europe.

  • Erwin Rommel: a German general (Wehrmacht), known as the “Desert Fox,” led Axis forces in North Africa.