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SHAEF|ʃeɪf|
Also S.H.A.E.F., Shaef.
[Acronym f. the initials of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force.]
The operational headquarters of the allied expeditionary force that invaded occupied Europe in 1944–5.
1944N.Y. Times 21 May iv. 8/2 ‘SHAEF’ stands for Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force. 1944C. Milburn Diary 6 June (1979) 215 The great assault is known as S.H.A.E.F., pronounced ‘shafe’—Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force. 1945Times 28 May 3/3 Shaef announced yesterday that it is expected that the port of Hamburg will be open on June 1 to allied shipping and supplies for our armies in the liberated countries. 1958Listener 21 Aug. 272/3 The Cossac spirit carried on into Shaef and through to triumph. 1977P. Ustinov Dear Me xi. 145 SHAEF, the Allied Supreme Headquarters, wished an official film to be made about the war in the West. |