Charles de Gaulle
French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile (1890-1970)
Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII
Franklin D. Roosevelt
President of the US during Great Depression and World War II
Isoroku Yamamoto
Chief Japanese admiral during World War II; masterminded the Pearl Harbor attack
Erwin Rommel
As commander of the German Afrika Korps, he became known as Desert Fox; a master strategist and tank commander
Bernard Montgomery
A British army general who defeated the Germans at El Alamein in Egypt, and began pursuing them westward; great tank commander
George Patton
Famous American General who fought in North Africa and Europe; great tank commander; "Old Blood and Guts
Hirohito
Emperor of Japan during WWII
Hideki Tojo
Japanese nationalist and general; he took control of Japan during World War II. He was later tried and executed for war crimes.
Joseph Stalin
Leader of USSR during WWII
Adolf Hitler
German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945)
Benito Mussolini
Known as "Il Duce" -- the Leader -- Mussolini was the Fascist dictator of Italy during World War II.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Allied Commander during WWII; he was responsible for the planning of the D-Day (Normandy) invasion
Douglas MacArthur
Commanded Allied troops in the Pacific during World War II. He was forced to surrender the Philippines in 1941 and was thereafter obsessed with its recapture,("I shall return") which he accomplished in 1944. He accepted the Japanese surender at the end of WWII and later commanded the American occupation of Japan and United Nations troops in the Korean War.
Chester Nimitz
United States Admiral in command of the U.S. Pacific fleet during World War II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy (1885-1966)
Harry S Truman
President of the US after Roosevelt's death; approved the use of the atomic bomb against Japan
Heinrich Himmler
German Nazi who was chief of the SS and the Gestapo and who oversaw the genocide of six million Jews (1900-1945)
Hermann Goering
Hitler's second in command and designated successor; commanded the Luftwaffe
Joseph Gobbels
Propaganda Minister of Nazi Germany