Allied Commanders 1939-45

Country Air Force Army Navy Other
US Arnold Marshall King Holcomb
(up to 1943)
Vandergrift*
(1943-45)
USSR Zhigarev
(up to 1942)
Novikov
(1942-45)		 Zhukov
(up to 1941)
Shaposhnikov(1941-42)
Vasilevski
(1942-45)
Antonov
(1945)		 Kuznetsov Voronov**
UK Newal
(up to 1940)
Portal
(1940-45)		 Ironside
(up to 1940)
Dill
(1940-41)
Brooke
(1941-45)		 Pound
(up to 1943)
A. Cunningham
(1943-45)		 --

* US Marines.
** Soviet Artillery.

Allied Commanders in Africa, Western Europe & Asia.

Theater Air Force Army Navy
S.W. Pacific*
(1942)		 Brereton(US)
Peirse(UK)		 Poorten(Dutch) Hart(US)
Helfrich(Dutch)
Mediterranean
(1942-1945)		 Tedder(UK)
(up to 1943)
Eaker(US)
(1943-45)
Cannon(US)
(1945)		 Eisenhower(US)
(up to 1943)
Wilson(UK)
(1943-44)
Alexander(UK)
(1944-45)		 A. Cunningham(UK)
S.E. Asia**
(1942-1945)		 Peirse(UK)
(up to 1944)
Garrod(UK)
(1944-45)
Park(UK)
(1945)		 Giffard(UK)
(up to 1944)
Leese(UK)
(1944-45)		 --
N.W. Europe***
(1944-1945)		 Leigh-Mallory(UK)
(1944)
Robb(UK)
(1944-45)		 Tedder(UK) Ramsay(UK)
(up to 1945)
Kirk(US)
(1945)
Burrough(UK)
(1945)

* Wavell(UK) was the Supreme Allied Commander. Dutch and Australian forces also served under this command.
** Chinese and Australian forces served under this command also.
*** The Supreme Allied commander was Montgomery(UK) up until 1944 when Eisenhower(US) took over. French troops also served under this command in liberating Western Europe.