Omar Nelson Bradley was born in 1893. He was a U.S. general who commanded the largest exclusively American field command in U.S. history.Bradley earned a reputation as an eminent tactician and as a soldier’s soldier. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1915. In World War I, Bradley held the temporary rank of major while serving in the 14th Infantry. In World War II Bradley commanded the 2nd Corps in North Africa and in Sicily. General Dwight D. Eisenhower chose him to command the 1st U.S. Army in the invasion of Normandy. His 12th army group broke out of Normandy beachhead, liberated Paris, and defeated a German counteroffensive in the winter 1944-1945.
