CCS

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CCS is the abbreviation for the Combined Chiefs of Staff, the high-level military command structure formed by the United States and United Kingdom during World War II to coordinate Allied strategy.

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CCS canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-American wartime body
military command organization
abbreviation CCS
alliance Allied powers
areaOfWork grand strategy
joint and combined operations planning
conflict World War II
coordinatedOperation Allied invasion of Italy
linked to: Italian campaign

Allied invasion of North Africa
linked to: Operation Torch

Normandy landings
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Pacific island-hopping campaigns
strategic bombing campaign against Germany
country United Kingdom
United States of America
dissolved after World War II
established 1942
establishedDuring World War II
formedBy United Kingdom government
linked to: UK government

United States government
historicalPeriod 20th century
influenced postwar NATO military command structures
language English
location Washington, D.C.
meetsAt Combined Chiefs of Staff conferences
Washington, D.C.
member British Chiefs of Staff Committee
United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
notableMember Alan Brooke
Andrew Cunningham
Charles Portal
Ernest J. King
linked to: Ernest King

George C. Marshall
Henry H. Arnold
linked to: Hap Arnold
partOf Anglo-American special relationship
purpose coordination of Allied military strategy
strategic direction of Anglo-American forces
relatedTo Allied Combined Operations Headquarters
British Chiefs of Staff Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
responsibleFor allocation of Allied military resources
coordination of combined operations
overall Allied strategy in the European Theater
overall Allied strategy in the Pacific Theater
standsFor Combined Chiefs of Staff
subordinateTo President of the United States
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
linked to: Prime Minister

United States-United Kingdom political leadership

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Combined Chiefs of Staff abbreviation CCS
subject linked to: CCS