MINNEAPOLIS SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Feb. 7, 1943 

* General Dwight D. Eisenhower named supreme commander
* Mediterranean Theater of Operations - North Africa campaign 

The front page has a five column heading: "Eisenhower Named Commander of North African War Theater" with subheads and photo of Ike. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 20 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally in good condition.

Background: In February 1943, Dwight D. Eisenhower’s command structure underwent a historic transformation that marked an unprecedented milestone in military history: he was officially appointed Supreme Commander of the newly unified Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTOUSA), granting an American general operational control over combined Allied ground, naval, and air forces—including the British 8th Army under General Bernard Montgomery—for the very first time. What makes this February transition extraordinarily rare and notable is not just the creation of a seamless, multi-national coalition command structure, but Eisenhower's meteoritic rank progression; having been a temporary Lieutenant Colonel just three years prior without ever having held a combat command, his promotion to full four-star General on February 11, 1943, made him one of only a handful of officers in U.S. history to achieve such rapid ascent, granting him the political and military authority required to harmonize national rivalries, absorb the initial tactical defeat at Kasserine Pass later that month, and ultimately secure the complete surrender of Axis forces in North Africa.