Characters from D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Dwight D. Eisenhower - This person is the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces (SCAEF).

Erwin Rommel - This person is the commander of the German Army Group B, charged with repelling the anticipated Allied invasion.

Omar Bradley - This Allied commander is named to head the 250,000-man U.S. 1st Army.

Adolf Hitler - This person is a proponent of "divide and rule."

Lt. Arthur Jahnke - This German commander is wounded by shrapnel from an incoming German shell.

George Marshall - This person is President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Chief of Staff.