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.

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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

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