Northern Combat Area Command

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Northern Combat Area Command was a World War II Allied military formation that directed ground operations in northern Burma as part of the broader Southeast Asian theater.

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Northern Combat Area Command canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Allied military formation
field army–level command
activeDuring 1943
1944
1945
aimedToSecure land route from India to China via Burma
alliance Allies of World War II
areaOfOperations Burma
linked to: Myanmar

Southeast Asia
northern Burma
linked to: Northern Myanmar
commander Daniel I. Sultan
Joseph W. Stilwell
commandStructure multinational command
conflict World War II
country United States
disbandedIn 1945
engagedAgainst Imperial Japanese Army
formedIn 1943
front China-Burma-India front
headquartersLocation Ledo, India
later Myitkyina, Burma
includedPersonnelFrom British India
Republic of China
United States
includedUnit Chinese X Force
Chinese Y Force (in coordination)
Merrill's Marauders (5307th Composite Unit, Provisional)
U.S. Army forces in Burma
notableCommander Daniel I. Sultan
Joseph W. Stilwell
notableOperation Myitkyina offensive
linked to: Siege of Myitkyina

Northern Burma Campaign
construction and securing of the Ledo Road
objective reopen land communications with China
support Chinese forces in Burma
opposedBy Japanese Burma Area Army
partOf Allied Land Forces in Southeast Asia
China-Burma-India Theater of Operations
primaryMission conduct ground operations in northern Burma
relatedInfrastructure Burma Road
Ledo Road
subordinateTo Allied South East Asia Command
U.S. Army Forces, China-Burma-India
supportedBy Royal Air Force units
U.S. Army Air Forces units
theater Burma Campaign
linked to: Burma campaign

China-Burma-India Theater

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South East Asia Command subordinateFormation Northern Combat Area Command
5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) underCommandOf Northern Combat Area Command