General Headquarters and Theater

Supreme HQ Allied Expeditionary Force 1944	Allied Force 1943	North Africa 1943 (1)
Headquarters European Theater of Operations 1943	HQ ETO and Communication Zone 1944 (2)	HQ ETO 1945 (3)

Commands

London Base c1944 (4)

Administrative Divisions

European Civil Affairs 1944

Forces

Middle East Forces 1944	U.S. Forces Austria 1945 (5)

Notes:

1. Moved to Italy and redesignated U.S. Army Forces in the Mediteranean Theater in 1944.
2. After the formation of SHAEF, the Headquarters ETO was given responsibility for logistics and the 1944 design was approved adding the Army Service Forces insignia. The insignia was renamed Communications Zone Personnel, ETO and continued in use until 1946.
3. When the 2nd design was assigned to Communications Zone Personnel, the HQ adopted a new design.
4. Not approved by the War Department
5. This patch was approved July 18, 1945 after the end of hostilities in Europe, but prior to the surrender of Japan on September 2, 1945.