Illustrative artwork🇺🇸 United States · Army chief
George C. Marshall
Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army
1939 – 1945
Military history by era
World War II
1939 – 1945
Development collection · Historical summaries await reference checking. Portrait artwork is illustrative, not an authentic likeness.
Combined arms on a global stage. This collection considers command structures, the organisation of armies, and the relationship between political authority and military leadership. Period boundaries are editorial guides rather than universal historical divisions.
Important events
1939
United States · World War II
Marshall becomes Army Chief of Staff
George C. Marshall begins a tenure that spans U.S. participation in the Second World War.
Notable leaders
Illustrative artwork