Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Military Forces

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The Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Military Forces was the senior-most wartime leadership role responsible for directing and coordinating Australia's army operations, particularly during major conflicts such as the Second World War.

All labels observed (2)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military office ⓘ
wartime command position ⓘ
aim effective defence of Australia ⓘ
successful prosecution of major wars ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Australian Army ⓘ
associatedWith Australian Army Headquarters ⓘ
linked to: Australian Army

Department of Defence (Australia) ⓘ
cooperatedWith Allied Land Forces commanders ⓘ
linked to: Allied Land Forces

British military authorities ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Navy ⓘ
United States military authorities ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
Australian Military Forces ⓘ
linked to: Australian Army

Citizen Military Forces ⓘ
hasRole coordination of major army formations ⓘ
operational control of Australian land forces in wartime ⓘ
overall command of Australian Army operations ⓘ
strategic direction of land warfare ⓘ
historicalContext Australian participation in Allied operations ⓘ
Second World War command arrangements ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfUse 20th century ⓘ
isDistinctFrom Chief of the Defence Force ⓘ
Chief of the General Staff ⓘ
Governor-General of Australia as constitutional Commander-in-Chief ⓘ
notableOfficeHolder Brudenell White ⓘ
John Monash ⓘ
linked to: Sir John Monash

Sydney Rowell ⓘ
Thomas Blamey ⓘ
partOf Australian military command structure ⓘ
reportsTo Australian War Cabinet ⓘ
responsibleFor coordination with Allied commanders ⓘ
deployment of Australian land forces ⓘ
implementation of government defence policy in land warfare ⓘ
overall efficiency of Australian Army operations ⓘ
planning of Australian Army campaigns ⓘ
training and readiness of major field formations ⓘ
scope land forces only ⓘ
seatOfOffice Canberra ⓘ
Melbourne ⓘ
status historical position ⓘ
subordinateTo Australian Government ⓘ
Prime Minister of Australia ⓘ
linked to: Prime Minister
usedDuringConflict First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I

Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II

early Cold War period ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sir Thomas Blamey → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Military Forces ⓘ
subject linked to: Blamey
Commander, Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area → alsoHeldByFirstHolder → Commander-in-Chief, Australian Military Forces ⓘ
linked to: Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Military Forces