Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas

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Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas was a major World War II U.S. Navy theater command responsible for directing Allied naval, air, and ground operations across the central Pacific against Japan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy command
World War II military formation
theater command
alliedWith Allied forces in the Pacific Theater
New Zealand Navy
Royal Australian Navy
Royal Navy
United States Army
alsoKnownAs Pacific Ocean Areas Command
commanded United States Pacific Fleet
linked to: U.S. Pacific Fleet
commander Chester W. Nimitz
conflict World War II
cooperatedWith General Douglas MacArthur
linked to: Douglas MacArthur
country United States of America
dissolved 1945
distinctFrom South West Pacific Area
established 1942
firstCommander Chester W. Nimitz
headquarters Pearl Harbor
headquartersLocation Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
linked to: Oahu
includedForcesFrom Australia
New Zealand
Other Allied nations in the Pacific Theater
United Kingdom
United States
jurisdictionExcluded South West Pacific Area
opponent Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
oversawCampaign Battle of the Philippine Sea
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
Iwo Jima campaign
linked to: Battle of Iwo Jima

Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
Okinawa campaign
linked to: Battle of Okinawa
parallelCommandTo Supreme Commander, South West Pacific Area
partOf United States Navy
United States armed forces
rankOfCommander Fleet Admiral
responsibleFor air operations in the Pacific Ocean Areas
ground operations in the Pacific Ocean Areas
naval operations in the Pacific Ocean Areas
serviceBranchOfCommander United States Navy
shortName CINCPOA
subordinateTo United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
theaterOfOperations Central Pacific
North Pacific
linked to: North Pacific Area

Pacific Ocean
South Pacific
typeOfCommand joint and combined command

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Chester W. Nimitz positionHeld Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas
Raymond A. Spruance positionHeld Commander, Central Pacific Force
linked to: Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas
Supreme Commander, South West Pacific Area parallelCommandTo Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas
Chester W. Nimitz positionHeld Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas
subject linked to: Nimitz
Chester W. Nimitz positionHeld Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas
subject linked to: Chester
Commander, South Pacific Area subordinateTo Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas
United States Army Forces in the Pacific Ocean Areas subordinateTo Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas
Battle of Roi-Namur commanderSide1 United States commanders in Central Pacific Area
linked to: Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas
CINCPOA fullName Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Ocean Areas
linked to: Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas
CINCPOA acronymOf Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Ocean Areas
linked to: Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas
Pacific Ocean Areas Command commanderTitle Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas
SOPAC reportedTo Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas