Omar Bradley

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United States Army general human military leader

Omar Bradley was a highly respected American Army general in World War II who led U.S. ground forces in Western Europe and later became the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Aliases (1)

Omar N. Bradley ×9

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army general → human → military leader →
appointedBy	Harry S. Truman →
awardReceived	Bronze Star Medal → Combat Infantryman Badge → Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army) → Legion of Honour → Legion of Merit → Medal of Honor (honorary, as General of the Army rank-equivalent)? → Order of Merit (United Kingdom) → Order of the Bath → Presidential Medal of Freedom → Silver Star →
conflict	Korean War → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1893-02-12 →
dateOfDeath	1981-04-08 →
educatedAt	United States Military Academy →
familyName	Bradley →
fieldOfWork	military strategy →
givenName	Omar →
memberOf	United States Joint Chiefs of Staff →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
militaryRank	General of the Army → general →
militaryUnit	28th Infantry Division → 82nd Infantry Division → First United States Army → Twelfth United States Army Group →
nickname	The G.I.’s General →
notableCommanderOf	First United States Army → Twelfth United States Army Group → U.S. ground forces in Western Europe in World War II →
notableWork	A Soldier’s Story →
occupation	author → military officer →
participatedIn	Allied invasion of Sicily → Battle of Normandy → Battle of the Bulge → Normandy landings → North African campaign →
placeOfBirth	Randolph County, Missouri, United States →
placeOfDeath	New York City, New York, United States →
positionHeld	Administrator of Veterans Affairs → Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff → Chief of Staff of the United States Army →
religion	Methodism →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Kasserine Pass ("Omar N. Bradley") → Battle of the Bulge → Battle of the Falaise Pocket → Crossing of the Rhine → D-Day → Liberation of France → Liberation of western Czechoslovakia → Operation Cobra ("Omar N. Bradley") → Operation Overlord → Operation Overlord → Western Allied invasion of Germany ("Omar N. Bradley") →	commander
12th Army Group ("Omar N. Bradley") → 82nd Infantry Division ("Omar N. Bradley") → Allied operations in Western Europe → II Corps (United States) ("Omar N. Bradley") → Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force → United States Armed Forces in World War II ("Omar N. Bradley") →	notableCommander
Retreat from Normandy → Rhineland campaign →	commandedBy
The G.I.’s General →	appliesTo
Omaha Beach →	associatedWith
Randolph County, Missouri →	birthplaceOf
Randolph County, Missouri →	hasNotableResident
First United States Army →	historicalCommander
Crusade in Europe →	mentionsPerson
Arlington National Cemetery ("Omar N. Bradley") →	notableBurial
Sylvanus Thayer Award ("Omar N. Bradley") →	notableRecipient
The G.I.’s General →	refersTo
First United States Army →	worldWarIICommander