RARE HAND SIGNED INK LETTER GENERAL D EISENHOWER AFRICA 1943 WITH PHOTO.

Fantastic Opportunity to obtain a rare and totally authentic WW2 Hand ink Signed Letter by General Dwight D Eisenhower the letter is hand ink signed by him and dated 1943 Africa. Comes with an original glossy photograph of Dwight D Eisenhower in uniform. An incredible and fascinating letter mentioning the landings in Sicily, hand signed by Dwight D Eisenhower, who later become the supreme commander of all the allied expeditionary forces and led operation overlord, the allied invasion of France, D Day and later the 34th president of the United States of America. Wonderful set, totally original, would look fantastic framed.
The letter reads on headed paper.
ALLIED FORCE HEADQUARTERS
Office of the commander-in-chief.


To Barrie ****** The nephew of one of my soldiers that made the landing in Sicily Dwight D Eisenhower
Africa 1943.

Dwight D. Eisenhower was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (SCAEF) and led Operation Overlord the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on D-Day, June 6, 1944. This operation was a crucial part of the Allies' strategy to open a new front in Western Europe and ultimately defeat Nazi Germany. Eisenhower's leadership and decisions were instrumental in the success of the invasion. General Dwight D. Eisenhower later became the 34th Presidents of the United States and is ranked within the top ten of the best serving presidents of all time.

During Operation Overlord (D-Day and the Battle of Normandy), approximately 209,000 Allied casualties were sustained, including nearly 37,000 killed on the ground and 16,714 deaths within the Allied air forces. The total number of Allied casualties, including those killed, wounded, or missing, was over 226,386 during the entire Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June to August 1944. On D-Day itself, around 10,250 casualties were recorded, with about 4,440 of them being killed, according to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Size – letter 152mm x 205mm, photo size – 100mm x 150mm
Condition. Good condition. Please view photos

Code: 51049