On the morning of Jfollowing an Airborne landing during the night and a naval barrage, landing craft delivered men of the US and British Armies to the beaches of Normandy began the invasion codenamed Operation Neptune. There was also a French representative, General Marie-Pierre Kœnig and Soviet representative, General Ivan Susloparov. Naval Forces Commander - Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay - Royal Navy.Deputy Air Force Commander-in-Chief - Major General Hoyt Vandenberg - US Army Air Force.Air Force Commander-in-Chief - Air Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory - Royal Air Force, AEAF.Ground Forces Commander - Lieutenant General Jacob L.Ground Forces Commander - Lieutenant General Omar Bradley - U.S.Ground Forces Commander - Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery - British Army, 21st Army Group.Deputy Chief of Staff (Air) - Air Vice Marshal Roderick Carr - Royal Air Force.Deputy Chief of Staff (Air) - Air Marshal James Robb - Royal Air Force.Deputy Chief of Staff, Chief Administrative Officer - Lieutenant General Humfrey Gale - British Army.Deputy Chief of Staff - Lieutenant General Frederick E.Chief of Staff - Lieutenant General Walter Bedell ("Beetle") Smith - US Army.Deputy Supreme Allied Commander - Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder - Royal Air Force.
Ike built a team comprised of both British and American leaders intermixing and even alternating which nation would be the lead in each sub-command. It would be Eisenhower (Ike) and various teams that would put their stamp on and execute this plan. Cross-English-channel invasion planning started as early as 1942, but the formal operation known as Overlord was diligently developed beginning in early 1943 by Lieutenant General Sir Frederick E. The first engagement for SHAEF was the execution of Operation Overlord, the invasion of Europe from England. Formed in London in December 1943, General Dwight David Eisenhower was its one and only commander during its existence until 14 July 1945. SHAEF was the headquarters of the commander of all allied forces in the Northwestern-European Theater during World War II.
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