South East Asia Command
E90388
South East Asia Command was the Allied military command responsible for coordinating operations against Japanese forces in the Southeast Asian theater during World War II.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: South East Asia Command Context triple: [Chindits, operatedUnder, South East Asia Command]
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Middle East Command
Middle East Command was a major British military headquarters responsible for directing Allied operations in the Middle East and North Africa during the Second World War.
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South Pacific Area command
The South Pacific Area command was a major Allied military command in the Pacific Theater during World War II, responsible for directing and coordinating operations against Japanese forces in the South Pacific region.
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Allied Combined Operations Headquarters
Allied Combined Operations Headquarters was a World War II-era Allied command organization responsible for planning and overseeing joint amphibious and special operations involving multiple services and nations.
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Allied ABDA Command
Allied ABDA Command was a short-lived World War II joint Allied military command formed by American, British, Dutch, and Australian forces to coordinate the defense of Southeast Asia and the Dutch East Indies against Japanese expansion.
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E.
United States Army Forces in the Far East
United States Army Forces in the Far East was a World War II U.S. Army command under General Douglas MacArthur responsible for the defense of the Philippines and surrounding regions against Japanese forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: South East Asia Command Target entity description: South East Asia Command was the Allied military command responsible for coordinating operations against Japanese forces in the Southeast Asian theater during World War II.
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A.
Middle East Command
Middle East Command was a major British military headquarters responsible for directing Allied operations in the Middle East and North Africa during the Second World War.
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B.
South Pacific Area command
The South Pacific Area command was a major Allied military command in the Pacific Theater during World War II, responsible for directing and coordinating operations against Japanese forces in the South Pacific region.
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C.
Allied Combined Operations Headquarters
Allied Combined Operations Headquarters was a World War II-era Allied command organization responsible for planning and overseeing joint amphibious and special operations involving multiple services and nations.
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D.
Allied ABDA Command
Allied ABDA Command was a short-lived World War II joint Allied military command formed by American, British, Dutch, and Australian forces to coordinate the defense of Southeast Asia and the Dutch East Indies against Japanese expansion.
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E.
United States Army Forces in the Far East
United States Army Forces in the Far East was a World War II U.S. Army command under General Douglas MacArthur responsible for the defense of the Philippines and surrounding regions against Japanese forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Allied military command
ⓘ
World War II military formation ⓘ |
| commanderInChief |
Admiral Lord Mountbatten
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Louis Mountbatten
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| coordinatedOperation |
Burma Campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Burma campaign
Imphal–Kohima operations ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Imphal
Liberation of Burma ⓘ
linked to:
Burma campaign
Liberation of Malaya ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese occupation of Malaya
Operation Dracula ⓘ Operation Zipper ⓘ Operations in French Indochina ⓘ |
| country | Allied powers ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1943-08-15 ⓘ |
| deputyCommander |
Joseph Stilwell
ⓘ
linked to:
Joseph W. Stilwell
Noel Irwin ⓘ |
| dissolved | November 1946 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Combined Chiefs of Staff ⓘ |
| firstCommander |
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Louis Mountbatten
|
| flag | Flag of South East Asia Command ⓘ |
| garrison |
Ceylon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka
Kandy ⓘ |
| headquarters |
Ceylon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka
India ⓘ Kandy ⓘ New Delhi ⓘ
linked to:
New Delhi, India
|
| inception | August 1943 ⓘ |
| memberOf | Allied forces ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Louis Mountbatten
|
| notableEvent | Japanese surrender in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| opponent |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| participatingCountry |
Australia
ⓘ
British Burma ⓘ
linked to:
Burma (until 1937)
British Malaya ⓘ China ⓘ Free French Forces ⓘ India ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| partOf |
Combined Chiefs of Staff structure
ⓘ
linked to:
Combined Chiefs of Staff
|
| purpose | coordinate Allied operations against Japanese forces in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Bay of Bengal
ⓘ
Burma ⓘ
linked to:
Myanmar
Ceylon ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka
Indochina ⓘ
linked to:
Indochinese Peninsula
Malaya ⓘ
linked to:
Federation of Malaya
Sumatra ⓘ Thailand ⓘ |
| replaced |
ABDA Command in its area
ⓘ
India Command ⓘ |
| shortName |
SEAC
ⓘ
linked to:
South East Asia Command
|
| subordinateFormation |
14th Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Fourteenth Army
Allied Air Forces South East Asia ⓘ
linked to:
South East Asia Command
Allied Land Forces South East Asia ⓘ Allied Naval Forces Eastern Fleet ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Fleet
British Fourteenth Army ⓘ
linked to:
Fourteenth Army
Eastern Air Command ⓘ Eastern Fleet ⓘ Northern Combat Area Command ⓘ Royal Indian Navy units ⓘ Third Tactical Air Force ⓘ XV Corps (British Indian Army) ⓘ
linked to:
XV Corps (British India)
XVII Corps (British Indian Army) ⓘ XXXIII Corps (British Indian Army) ⓘ
linked to:
XXXIII Corps (British India)
|
| theater |
Southeast Asian theater of World War II
ⓘ
linked to:
South-East Asian theatre of World War II
|
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Subject: South East Asia Command Description of subject: South East Asia Command was the Allied military command responsible for coordinating operations against Japanese forces in the Southeast Asian theater during World War II.
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