Commanders of World War II

The Commanders of World War II were for the most part career officers. They were forced to adapt to new technologies and forged the direction of modern warfare. Some political leaders, particularly those of the principal dictatorships involved in the conflict, Adolf Hitler (Germany), Benito Mussolini (Italy), and Hirohito (Japan), acted as dictators for their respective countries or empires.

Military commanders

Allied Forces

United Kingdom

France

United States

Soviet Union

Army: Filipp Golikov

Australia

Canada

South Africa

New Zealand

Poland

Czechoslovakia

Greece

Netherlands

Luxembourg

Yugoslavia

Dušan Simović
Milan Nedić

China

Axis Forces

Germany

Italy

Japan

Army: Korechika Anami

Hungary

Thailand

Romania

Slovakia

Bulgaria

Air force Stoyan Stoyanov

Others

Finland

Burma

Ukraine

See also

• Allied leaders of World War II
• Axis leaders of World War II

References

1. List of Japanese government and military commanders of World War II
2. List of World War II video games
3. List of timelines of World War II
4. World War II by country
5. Military history of the United States during World War II
6. List of theaters and campaigns of World War II
7. List of World War II U-boat commanders
8. Axis leaders of World War II
9. List of spies in World War II
10. War crimes in World War II
11. European theatre of World War II
12. Declarations of war during World War II
13. Lists of World War II topics
14. Soviet Union in World War II
15. Oskar Dirlewanger
16. List of World War II films
17. Allied leaders of World War II
18. Military history of Italy during World War II
19. Fallschirmjäger
20. Pacific Ocean theater of World War II