Omar Bradley, who had distinguished himself leading troops to victories in North Africa and Sicily, was hand-picked by General Dwight Eisenhower to command the 1st U.S. Army during the D-Day ...

the day before the D-Day invasion. Omar Bradley (1893-1981) Bradley, who had distinguished himself leading troops to victories in North Africa and Sicily, was hand-picked by General Dwight ...

Early on the morning of June 5 1944, General Dwight D Eisenhower, the supreme allied ... US commander General Omar Bradley had been at the point of calling off the assault when the news finally ...