Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force

Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF;  ) 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. The position itself is similar to that of Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Atlantic, but they are different titles.

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United States Army in World War II European Theater of Operations The Supreme Command By Forrest C. Pogue. Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army, Washington, D. C., 1954. Library of Congress Catalog Number: 53-61717 
BBC WW2 People's War article on Uxbridge SHAEF and London Bushey 
Directive to Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force Dwight D. Eisenhower at his nomination
Original Document; Order of the day 

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