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Dwight D. Eisenhower was a U.S. Army general who held the position of Supreme Allied commander in Europe, among many others. Eisenhower was best known for his work in planning Operation Overlord which is the military code name for the Allied invasion of Europe. After the war was over, Eisenhower became a very popular political figure in the United States and took the office of U.S. president in 1953. During the war, he was a five-star general in the midst of his 41 year-long military career. Eisenhower was the first president of an America that encompassed 50 states and was the first president to appear on color television.

Benito Mussolini was the Italian, Fascist prime minister who came to power in 1922 as an absolute dictator ruling over Italy. Mussolini served as an inspiration to Adolf Hitler, with whom he chose to ally himself during World War II. In 1943, Mussolini, also known as Il Duce(the dictator), was overthrown in a coup de tat planned by a collection of military officers under him, and in 1945 he was executed by the Italian people just prior to the end of World War 2. He was also head of the entire Fascist Party and the armed local Italian fascist militias who terrorized incipient resistances in the cities and provinces of Italy.

Adolf Hitler was the Chancellor and self-proclaimed Führer(leader) of Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. After a fast political climb to the leader of the Nazi Party in the early 1920s, Hitler achieved complete dominance and maintained it throughout his time as chancellor. During his rule, he took a very active role in the government of Germany, making military decisions and implementing regulations regarding the treatment of Jews and other minorities, such as the notorious “final solution” that condemned Jews to death at concentration camps in German-controlled parts of Europe. Just before Germany surrendered in 1945, Hitler committed suicide together with his wife, Eva Braun, in his bunker in Berlin.

Winston Churchill was the prime minister of Britain during most of World War II. Churchill was among the most active leaders in resisting German aggression and played a major role in assembling the Allied Powers, including the United States and the USSR. He is almost universally known as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th century due do his outstanding role in the defense against and defeat of the Axis powers.  He is the only British Prime Minister in history to have received the Nobel Peace Prize in Literature, and was also the first person to be made an Honorary Citizen of The United States.