As british and american forces moved through italy in 1943, general eisenhower

During the 1943 invasion of Italy, General Eisenhower was a leading force who was behind the general invasion. He was an important force during the war who dictated how the American army was running the war in Italy. 

He began to plan the invasion of Normandy of the northern France through Aerial and amphibious invasion. It was known as the largest amphibious invasion in the history