Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force information
Not to be confused with Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe.
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF)
Shoulder sleeve insignia
Active
1943–1945
Disbanded
14 July 1945
Countries
United Kingdom United States Australia Canada India New Zealand South Africa Occupied countries: Belgium Czechoslovakia Free France Greece Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Yugoslavia
Allegiance
Allies
Type
Combined headquarters
Role
Theater of operations
Part of
Combined Chiefs of Staff
Nickname(s)
SHAEF
Engagements
World War II
Commanders
Supreme Commander
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Deputy Supreme Commander
Arthur Tedder
Military unit
SHAEF commanders at a conference in London
Left to right: Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley, Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Sir Bernard Montgomery, Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory, and Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF; /ˈʃeɪf/SHAYF) was the headquarters of the Commander of Allied forces in northwest Europe, from late 1943 until the end of World War II. US General Dwight D. Eisenhower was the commander in SHAEF throughout its existence. The position itself shares a common lineage with Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Atlantic, but they are different titles.
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