Much of the planning for D-Day was carried out at Norfolk House. Eisenhower arrived there in January 1944 to take on the role of Supreme Allied Commander. c.April 1944 SHAEF moved out to Camp Griffiss in Bushy Park until June 1944 when it moved to Southwick House, Portsmouth.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
SHAEF, Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Forces, WW2
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Camp Griffiss, Block C, NE corner
{On the left side:} This is the site of the north east corner of "C" block, C...
Camp Griffiss, Block C, NW corner
{On the left side:} This is the site of the north west corner of "C" block, C...
Camp Griffiss, Block C, SW corner
{On the left side:} This is the site of the south west corner of "C" block, C...
Camp Griffiss - SHAEF Gate
Although the plaque does not specifiy we think the gate was used by the men a...
Camp Griffiss - SHAEF memorial
The story of SHAEF is complex but we are pretty certain "Grosvenor Square" is...
Other Subjects
K. Rudovsky
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Laurence Corner Army Surplus
Closed when the owner, Victor Jamilly, died January 2007, aged 79. The staff moved on and opened Squadron HQ in 121 Kentish Town Road. Some sources give the opening date as 1947, but possibly tha...
Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde
Field Marshal. Born Glasgow as Colin Macliver but his maternal uncle financed his education so he took his surname, Campbell. Rose through the army ranks, fought at the Crimea and as Commander-in-C...
Field-Marshal, 1st Viscount Wolseley, Garnet Joseph
Field Marshal. Born Dublin. Served in the Indian Rebellion and the Crimean War. Led the attempt to relieve Khartoum. 1895 - 1900 Commander-in-Chief of the British Army. The very model of the 'Mod...
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