Eisenhower Becomes NATO Commander

Date: November 19, 1950 • Location: Washington, United States

US General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Supreme Commander of NATO-Europe.

Dwight David Eisenhower was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. A member of the Republican Party, he was renowned as a World War II general who commanded Allied forces in Operation Torch and Operation Overlord. He attained the five-star rank of General of the Army in 1944.