Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF): Difference between revisions

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History: SHAEF was the Staff that commanded the Allied Forces in North Western Europe 1943-1946.


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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
SHAEF was the Staff that commanded the Allied Forces in North Western Europe 1943-1946. The flaming Sword on a Black field symbolises the Liberation from Nazi Opression. It was designed by a Female British Corporal and approved by the Commander of SHAEF General Dwigth D. Eisenhower.
The flaming Sword on a Black field symbolises the Liberation from Nazi Opression. It was designed by a Female British Corporal and approved by the Commander of SHAEF General Dwigth D. Eisenhower.
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