Dwight D. Eisenhower

=== Military Governor of the American-occupied zone of Germany ===
[[File:American Sector Germany.png|thumb|General Eisenhower served as military governor of the American zone (highlighted) in [[Allied-occupied Germany]] from May through November 1945.]]
Following the German unconditional surrender, Eisenhower was appointed military governor of the American-occupied zone of Germany, located primarily in [[Southern Germany]], and [[Office of Military Government, United States|headquartered]] in [[Frankfurt am Main]]. Upon discovery of the [[Nazi concentration camps]], he ordered camera crews to document evidence for use in the [[Nuremberg Trials]]. He reclassified German [[prisoner of war|prisoners of war]] (POWs) in US custody as [[Disarmed Enemy Forces]] (DEFs), who were no longer subject to the [[Geneva Conventions|Geneva Convention]]. Eisenhower followed the orders laid down by the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] (JCS) in directive [[JCS 1067]] but softened them by bringing in 400,000 tons of food for civilians and allowing more [[fraternization]].<ref>Zink, Harold (1947). ''American Military Government in Germany'', pp. 39–86</ref><ref>Goedde, Petra. "From Villains to Victims: Fraternization and the Feminization of Germany, 1945–1947", ''Diplomatic History'', Winter 1999, Vol. 23, Issue 1, pp. 1–19</ref><ref>Tent, James F. (1982), ''Mission on the Rhine: Reeducation and Denazification in American-Occupied Germany''</ref> In response to the devastation in Germany, including food shortages and an influx of refugees, he arranged distribution of American food and medical equipment.<ref>Zink, Harold (1957). ''The United States in Germany, 1944–1955''</ref> His actions reflected the new American attitudes of the German people as Nazi victims not villains, while aggressively purging the ex-Nazis.<ref>{{harvnb|Ambrose|1983|pp=421–425}}</ref><ref>Goedde, Petra (2002). ''GIs and Germans: Culture, Gender and Foreign Relations, 1945–1949''</ref>