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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Supreme HQ Allied Expeditionary Force Personnel, locations and units
[Jun 1945 | Jul 1945 | Aug 1945]
Formed on 1 February 1944 at Norfolk House, St James's Square, London SW1 with movements as follows: -
| Date | Forward HQ | Rear HQ |
| 1 Jul 1944 | Formed at Portsmouth | No 1 APDC, London W1 |
| 15 Oct 1944 | Hotel Trianon, Versailles, France (ex AEAF Advanced HQ) | Redesignated Rear Echelon at Kestrel Grove, Stanmore |
| 25 Nov 1944 | Redesignated Air Staff SHAEF | Redesignated Air Staff SHAEF (Rear) at Bushey Park, Teddington |
| 1 Apr 1945 | Harrow, Middlesex | |
| by 25 Apr 1945 | Rheims, France | Versailles, France |
| 25 May 1945 | I G Farben Industrie Building, Frankfurt |
| Location | Controlled |
| Air Staff SHAEF - c/o British Liberation
Army Air Staff SHAEF (Rear) - Harrow |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| ACM | Sir Arthur W Tedder | Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, GCB; later MRAF | |
| AM | Charles R Carr | Deputy Chief of Staff (Air), CB, CBE, DFC, AFC | |
| Personal Appointments | |||
| Wg Cdr | L G Scarman | Personal Staff Officer to DSAC | |
| Lt Col | J Milne | Military Assistant to DSAC | |
| Sqn Ldr | P Wintle | Personal Assistant to DSAC | |
| Flt Off | J Leake | Secretary to DSAC | |
| Plt Off | E Sokolowska | Personal Assistant to DCoS (Air) | |
| Air Staff | |||
| A2 Intelligence | |||
| A/Cdre | Colin McK Grierson | Assistant Chief of Staff A2 | |
| A3 Operations | |||
| A/Cdre | Herbert W Mermagen | Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff A3, CBE, DFC | |
| Gp Capt | T P Cleave | Air Plans, CBE | |
| A4 Administration | |||
| A/Cdre | Geoffrey L Worthington | Assistant Chief of Staff A4; later AVM | |
| Gp Capt | J H Hill | Administrative Plans | |
| Signals Division | |||
| A/Cdre | Raymond G Hart | Chief of Air Signals Office, CBE, MC; later AM | |
| Brig-Gen | J H Cameron-Webb | Chief Air Formation Signals Officer, USAAF | |
Source - June 1945 Confidential Air Force List
| Location | Controlled |
| Air Staff SHAEF - c/o British Liberation
Army Air Staff SHAEF (Rear) - Harrow |
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| ACM | Sir Arthur W Tedder | Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, GCB; later MRAF | |
| AM | Charles R Carr | Deputy Chief of Staff (Air), CB, CBE, DFC, AFC | |
| Personal Appointments | |||
| Wg Cdr | L G Scarman | Personal Staff Officer to DSAC | |
| Lt Col | J Milne | Military Assistant to DSAC | |
| Sqn Ldr | P Wintle | Personal Assistant to DSAC | |
| Flt Off | J Leake | Secretary to DSAC | |
| Plt Off | E Sokolowska | Personal Assistant to DCoS (Air) | |
| Air Staff | |||
| A3 Operations | |||
| A/Cdre | Herbert W Mermagen | Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff A3, CBE, DFC | |
| Gp Capt | T P Cleave | Air Plans, CBE | |
| A4 Administration | |||
| A/Cdre | Geoffrey L Worthington | Assistant Chief of Staff A4; later AVM | |
| Gp Capt | J H Hill | Administrative Plans | |
| Signals Division | |||
| A/Cdre | Raymond G Hart | Chief of Air Signals Office, CBE, MC; later AM | |
| Brig-Gen | J H Cameron-Webb | Chief Air Formation Signals Officer, USAAF | |
Source - July 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
It disbanded on 15 July 1945.
[Jun 1945 | Jul 1945 | Aug 1945]
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