Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force

Supreme Headquarters,
Allied Expeditionary Force
(SHAEF)
Shoulder sleeve insignia
Active1943–1945
Disbanded14 July 1945
Countries United Kingdom
 United States
 Australia
 Canada
 India
 New Zealand
 South Africa
Occupied countries:
Belgium Belgium
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
 Free France
Kingdom of Greece Greece
Luxembourg Luxembourg
Netherlands Netherlands
Norway Norway
Poland Poland
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
AllegianceAllies
TypeCombined headquarters
RoleTheater of operations
Part ofCombined Chiefs of Staff
Nickname(s)SHAEF
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Supreme CommanderDwight D. Eisenhower
Deputy Supreme CommanderArthur Tedder
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; /ˈʃf/ 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.