Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command

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The Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command was the senior British military post responsible for directing Allied land operations in the Middle East theatre during the Second World War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military position ⓘ
senior British military post ⓘ
theatre commander ⓘ
alliance Allies of World War II ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Middle East Command ⓘ
Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ
conflict Anglo-Iraqi War ⓘ
Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran ⓘ
East African campaign ⓘ
North African campaign ⓘ
Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II

Syria–Lebanon campaign ⓘ
Western Desert campaign ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolved 1943 ⓘ
firstHolder General Sir Archibald Wavell ⓘ
linked to: Lord Wavell
headquarters Cairo, Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Cairo
inception 1940 ⓘ
location Cairo ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
notableCommander Archibald Wavell ⓘ
linked to: Lord Wavell

Claude Auchinleck ⓘ
Harold Alexander ⓘ
officeHolder General Sir Archibald Wavell ⓘ
linked to: Lord Wavell

General Sir Claude Auchinleck ⓘ
General Sir Harold Alexander ⓘ
linked to: Harold Alexander
partOf British Armed Forces ⓘ
British Army ⓘ
replacedBy Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Theatre ⓘ
responsibleFor coordination of British and Commonwealth ground forces in the Middle East ⓘ
defence of East Africa ⓘ
defence of Egypt ⓘ
defence of Iraq ⓘ
defence of Palestine ⓘ
defence of Sudan ⓘ
defence of the Suez Canal ⓘ
direction of Allied land operations in the Middle East theatre ⓘ
operational control of Eighth Army ⓘ
operational control of Western Desert Force ⓘ
scope land operations ⓘ
subordinateTo British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ
theatre Middle East ⓘ
timePeriod World War II ⓘ
usedFor coordination with Royal Air Force Middle East Command ⓘ
coordination with Royal Navy forces in the Mediterranean ⓘ
strategic planning of land campaigns in the Middle East ⓘ

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Claude Auchinleck → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command → replacedBy → Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Theatre ⓘ
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
Sholto Douglas → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief RAF Middle East ⓘ
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
Claude Auchinleck → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief Middle East Command ⓘ
subject linked to: Auchinleck
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief Middle East ⓘ
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
Henry Maitland Wilson → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief Middle East Command ⓘ
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
Lord Wavell → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command ⓘ
Peter Harding → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief British Forces Middle East ⓘ
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
Claude Auchinleck → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command ⓘ
subject linked to: General Sir Claude Auchinleck
Bernard Paget → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command ⓘ
subject linked to: General Sir Bernard Paget
Henry Maitland Wilson → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief Middle East Command ⓘ
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eighth Army → reportsTo → Commander-in-Chief Middle East Command ⓘ
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
Harold Alexander, 1st Baron Rideau → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief Middle East ⓘ
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
1st Baron Wilson → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief Middle East Command ⓘ
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Land Forces ⓘ
subject linked to: Major-General John Harding
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
Claude Auchinleck → notableWork → Command of British forces in the North African Campaign ⓘ
subject linked to: Auchinleck, Claude
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
Claude Auchinleck → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command ⓘ
subject linked to: Auchinleck, Claude
Sholto Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief Middle East Command (RAF) ⓘ
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
Claude Auchinleck → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief Middle East Command ⓘ
subject linked to: The Auk
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
Storm Command → describesPositionHeld → Commander-in-Chief, British Forces Middle East ⓘ
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
Harold Alexander → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief Middle East ⓘ
subject linked to: Field Marshal Harold Alexander
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Land Forces ⓘ
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
General Officer Commanding Western Desert Force → subordinateTo → Commander-in-Chief Middle East ⓘ
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
British Empire military leadership → includesRole → Commander-in-Chief Middle East ⓘ
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command