EISENHOWER DWIGHT D.: (1890-1969) American General of World ...
EISENHOWER DWIGHT D.: (1890-1969) American General of World War II. American President 1953-61. An excellent war date D.S., Dwight D Eisenhower, one page, 4to, Allied Force Headquarters, Office of the Commander-in-Chief, 10th May 1943. The typed document is a memorandum addressed to General Richard Gale and asks him to distribute 'to all ranks under your command the following message to the Allied Forces from His Majesty the King', the message from King George VI stating, in full, 'Throughout the six months during which you have been in command of the Allied Forces in North Africa, I have watched with admiration the progress of operations on sea, on land, and in the air. Under your leadership, forces diverse in nationality and race have been knit into one united and successful whole. Their task has not been easy and the resistance of the enemy has been determined and desperate. But now, with the capture of Tunis and Bizerta, your campaign is almost concluded; the last enemy forces in Africa are being captured or destroyed and the debt of Dunkirk repaid. On behalf of all my peoples, I express to you, as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces, and to all ranks under your command our heartfelt congratulations on your victory'. Eisenhower concludes the memorandum by remarking 'I am profoundly grateful to all portions of the Allied Forces for having carried out their assigned tasks so magnificently as to earn this commendation from His Majesty'. A document of fine content and association. Some light overall age wear and a few minor stains (some caused by a rusting paperclip) and with a small area of paper loss and minor tear to the upper left corner, otherwise VG Richard Gale (1896-1982) British General of World War II who served as GOC 6th Airborne Division 1943-44. On 1st May 1943 the Battle of Hill 609 ended in Tunisia as the U.S. Army's II Corps drove Germany's Afrika Korps from a strategic position. The first clear cut victory of U.S. Forces in the North African Campaign, the action was described as 'the American army's coming-of-age'. Several days later, on 7th May 1943, Tunis and Bizerte were liberated by Allied troops, with Bizerte falling to the Americans, and the Tunisian capital being conquered minutes later by the British First Army.
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EISENHOWER DWIGHT D.: (1890-1969) American General of World War II. American President 1953-61. An excellent war date D.S., Dwight D Eisenhower, one page, 4to, Allied Force Headquarters, Office of the Commander-in-Chief, 10th May 1943. The typed document is a memorandum addressed to General Richard Gale and asks him to distribute 'to all ranks under your command the following message to the Allied Forces from His Majesty the King', the message from King George VI stating, in full, 'Throughout the six months during which you have been in command of the Allied Forces in North Africa, I have watched with admiration the progress of operations on sea, on land, and in the air. Under your leadership, forces diverse in nationality and race have been knit into one united and successful whole. Their task has not been easy and the resistance of the enemy has been determined and desperate. But now, with the capture of Tunis and Bizerta, your campaign is almost concluded; the last enemy forces in Africa are being captured or destroyed and the debt of Dunkirk repaid. On behalf of all my peoples, I express to you, as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces, and to all ranks under your command our heartfelt congratulations on your victory'. Eisenhower concludes the memorandum by remarking 'I am profoundly grateful to all portions of the Allied Forces for having carried out their assigned tasks so magnificently as to earn this commendation from His Majesty'. A document of fine content and association. Some light overall age wear and a few minor stains (some caused by a rusting paperclip) and with a small area of paper loss and minor tear to the upper left corner, otherwise VG Richard Gale (1896-1982) British General of World War II who served as GOC 6th Airborne Division 1943-44. On 1st May 1943 the Battle of Hill 609 ended in Tunisia as the U.S. Army's II Corps drove Germany's Afrika Korps from a strategic position. The first clear cut victory of U.S. Forces in the North African Campaign, the action was described as 'the American army's coming-of-age'. Several days later, on 7th May 1943, Tunis and Bizerte were liberated by Allied troops, with Bizerte falling to the Americans, and the Tunisian capital being conquered minutes later by the British First Army.
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