General George S. Patton
Gen. George S. Patton lead the American Forces throughout the North African Campaign. Born on November 11, 1885, General Patton was a very bold, brave, ambitious, and successful leader of the Allies, and died on December 21, 1945. Patton lead units of tanks during the North African Campaign, and his forces operated around his idea of "Catch the enemy by the nose and then kick him in the pants." This strategy worked out quite well, considering that in Operation Cobra, which was not part of the North African Campaign, the general was able to help Allied forces surround and capture around 100,000 men on August 4, 1944.
General Mark Clark
Born on May 1, 1896, Gen. Clark was an originally a brave and ambisious infantry officer during WWI. In June or 1942, he became Gen. Eisenhower's deputy for the invasion or French controlled North Africa, which was the start of Operation Torch, on November 8, 1942. He lead invasions of North Africa and Italy during Operation Torch. Before Operation Torch began, Clark travelled behind enemy lines in order to try to negotiate with the French, which was a dangerous task, considering he risked being captured or even killed by the Axis powers while behind enemy lines. General Clark died on April 17, 1984.