ACE
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ACE is the commonly used abbreviation for Allied Command Europe, a major NATO military command responsible for the defense of European member states during much of the Cold War.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Allied Command Europe | 0 |
| Supreme Allied Commander Europe | 0 |
| Allied Command Operations | 0 |
| Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NATO strategic command
ⓘ
international military body ⓘ military organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
ACE
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ACO NERFINISHED ⓘ SACEUR NERFINISHED ⓘ SHAPE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | NATO European member states ⓘ |
| appointedBy | North Atlantic Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| country |
Multinational
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2003 ⓘ |
| hasCommander | Supreme Allied Commander Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommanderResidence | SHAPE, Casteau, Belgium GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Allied Forces Central Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Allied Forces Northern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Allied Forces Southern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Central European Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern European Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern European Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainOpponent |
Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warsaw Pact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMission |
coordination of multinational NATO forces
ⓘ
defense of NATO territory in Europe ⓘ deterrence of armed attack on NATO Europe ⓘ |
| hasOperationalArea |
European theater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Atlantic area east of the North American continent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
collective defense of Europe
ⓘ
operational control of NATO forces in Europe ⓘ planning of NATO military operations in Europe ⓘ |
| hasStrategicConcept |
forward defense in Europe
ⓘ
nuclear deterrence in support of NATO ⓘ |
| hasType | military command ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Casteau, Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Cold War era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post–World War II era ⓘ |
| inception | 1951 ⓘ |
| legalBasis | North Atlantic Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | NATO Military Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
NATO integrated military command structure
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NATO ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
|
| replacedBy | Allied Command Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standsFor | Allied Command Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.