WI Jacob Devers replaces Ike

He was Commanding General, US Army Forces Europe before Ike replaced him and Devers went to North Africa in Jan 1944.
 

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Marshall had pushed strongly for himself to be given command of Overlord.
If Eisenhower died in December of ’43 the time frame would have been extremely tight, Marshall may have been seen as General with the most knowledge and experience at that level of Strategy and Logistical organisation, not to mention inter-service and inter-allied politics.
 
Marshall had pushed strongly for himself to be given command of Overlord.
If Eisenhower died in December of ’43 the time frame would have been extremely tight, Marshall may have been seen as General with the most knowledge and experience at that level of Strategy and Logistical organisation, not to mention inter-service and inter-allied politics.

in dec 43 the full extent of mark clark's stupidity wasn't truly known... he is also a possibility if mcnair is passed over due to his adversarial relationship with patton
 
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