Talk:Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force

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SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon thc Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty- loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world. Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely. But this is the year 1944 ! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41. The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man-to-man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our Home Fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to Victory 1 I have full confidence in your courage, devotion w duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full Victory I Good Luck! And let us all beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking. JO %444h

[edit] merger proposal

These are two parts of the same organization. One is the HQ, the other is the Commander. Right now there's hardly enough info for two articles, so I've proposed merging them. I think it's appropriate since they are so similar.--Chaser T 05:21, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Merge. Seperate articles about the position of commander for units are completely unnecessary.--Nobunaga24 05:50, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Merge. As per South West Pacific Area (command), Pacific Ocean Areas (command), South East Asia Command etc. What about Supreme Commander Allied Powers (Japan) ? The actual command seems to have also been called SCAP or simply GHQ. Grant65 | Talk 07:52, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Merged. Thanks, folks.--Chaser T 07:33, 1 December 2006 (UTC)