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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.
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Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF; / ˈ ʃ eɪ f / SHAYF) was the headquarters of the Commander of Allied forces in north west Europe, from late 1943 until the end of World War II. U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower was the commander in SHAEF throughout its existence.
It was essential that they cooperate in what Winston Churchill called “much the greatest the thing we have ever attempted.”. The organization formed to direct Overlord was known as Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF). All of the commanders in SHAEF reported to Eisenhower.
Eisenhower’s Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) had authority over all the branches (air, sea, and land) of the armed forces of all countries whose contribution was necessary to the success of Operation Overlord (the planned Normandy invasion).
SHAEF was the headquarters of the commander of all allied forces in the Northwestern-European Theater during World War II. Formed in London in December 1943, General Dwight David Eisenhower was its one and only commander during its existence until 14 July 1945.
The leaders of SHAEF: (Standing from left) Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley; Admiral Sir Bertram H. Ramsay; Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory; Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith; (Seated from left) Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder; Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower; General Sir Bernard L. Montgomery.
