Omar N. Bradley Military Commander
- Gender: Male
- Citizenship: United States
- Born: Feb 12, 1893
- Died: Apr 8, 1981
Omar Nelson "Brad" Bradley was a United States Army field commander in North Africa and Europe during World War II, and a General of the Army. From the Normandy landings through the end of the war in Europe, Bradley had command of all U.S. ground forces invading Germany from the west; he ultimately commanded forty-three divisions and 1.3 million men, the largest body of American soldiers ever to serve under a U.S. field commander. After the war, Bradley headed the Veterans Administration and became Chief of Staff of the United States Army. In 1949, he was appointed the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the following year oversaw the policy-making for the Korean War, before retiring from active service in 1953.
Bradley was the last of only nine people to hold five-star rank in the United States Armed Forces.
If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner.
technology & wisdom
Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.
leadership
We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living.
peace & war
The way to win an atomic war is to make certain it never starts.
war
Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.
death