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Eisenhower Named Supreme Commander of Allied Defense Force
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower was named by President Truman to head a unified European defense force against aggression. The Five Star General, then president of Columbia University, accepted the post and would lead Western democracies in facing possible Communist expansion on the continent.
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