Dwight D. Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. He had previously been a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II, and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe; he had responsibility for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942–43 and the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944–45, from the Western Front. In 1951, he became the first supreme commander of NATO.
Life history of Dwight D. Eisenhower Born - October 14, 1890 Died - March 28, 1969 Achievements: 34th President of the United States 1st Supreme Allied Commander Europe 16th Chief of Staff of the Army 1st Governor of the American Zone of Occupied Germany 13th President of Columbia University