Dwight D. Eisenhower once said, “The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.”Over 11 countries were involved in the Operation Overlord.Even though was it a move to win the war, or a huge risk, because it was the bloodiest invasion, also taking 24 days to successfully complete, It was the largest invasion in WWII history.
Storming the beaches of Normandy put fear into the eyes of the allies.("D-Day Overview.1.") Blanketed by small-arms fire and bracketed by artillery, they found themselves in hell(“D-Day Overview.1”). The boat ramp goes down, then jump, swim, run, and crawl to the beaches(“D-Day …show more content…
EisenHower,being the supreme commander of Operation Overlord, lead most of the allied forces into this invasion("General Dwight D. Eisenhower Launches Operation Overlord.”).Germany controlled mainly all of western europe("General Dwight D. Eisenhower Launches Operation Overlord.").Eisenhower had a window of four days of decent weather, which an invasion would be possible ("General Dwight D. Eisenhower Launches Operation Overlord.").When even worse weather hit the channel on June 4, Eisenhower wrestled with the idea of putting Operation Overlord on hold("General Dwight D. Eisenhower Launches Operation Overlord.").Over the next 2 weeks, weather was predicted to worsen("General Dwight D. Eisenhower Launches Operation Overlord.").After a promising report from his meteorologist at 9:45 p.m. on June 5, Eisenhower told his staff,“let’s go.” ("General Dwight D. Eisenhower Launches Operation Overlord.") That night, Eisenhower talked with all of the allied troops at a allied headquarters in england("General Dwight D. Eisenhower Launches Operation Overlord.").The speech was later created into a letter form, and handed to every soldier before leaving for the invasion("General Dwight D. Eisenhower Launches Operation Overlord."). Eisenhower also put the speech into radio form, reminding his men of bravery, and courage("General Dwight D. Eisenhower Launches Operation Overlord."). Eisenhower's leadership skills later were brought out when he was elected in 1952, becoming the 34th