General Officer Commanding Malaya Command

E140063

army command appointment military position

The General Officer Commanding Malaya Command was the senior British Army post responsible for overseeing land forces and defense operations in British Malaya, particularly during the Second World War.

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Label	Occurrences
General Officer Commanding Malaya Command canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	army command appointment ⓘ military position ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	British Malaya ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Battle of Malaya ⓘ surface form: Japanese invasion of Malaya Battle of Singapore ⓘ surface form: fall of Singapore
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
garrison	Singapore ⓘ
hasRole	commander of land forces in Malaya ⓘ responsible for defense operations in British Malaya ⓘ senior British Army commander in Malaya ⓘ
location	Federation of Malaya ⓘ surface form: Malaya Singapore ⓘ
militaryRankOfOfficeHolders	lieutenant general ⓘ major general ⓘ
notableOfficeHolder	Arthur Percival ⓘ surface form: Arthur Ernest Percival Lionel Bond ⓘ William George Shedden Dobbie ⓘ
oversaw	coastal defenses in Malaya ⓘ deployment of British and Commonwealth ground forces in Malaya ⓘ fortifications in Singapore ⓘ
partOf	British Army ⓘ
regionServed	Federated Malay States ⓘ Straits Settlements ⓘ Unfederated Malay States ⓘ
responsibleFor	Straits Settlements Volunteer Force ⓘ surface form: British Army units in Malaya Indian Army units in Malaya ⓘ coordination of land defense plans in Malaya ⓘ implementation of imperial defense policy in Malaya ⓘ local defense forces in Malaya ⓘ operational control of ground forces in Malaya ⓘ training of land forces in Malaya ⓘ
seat	Singapore ⓘ
serviceBranch	British Army ⓘ
subordinateTo	Commander-in-Chief Far East Land Forces ⓘ surface form: Commander-in-Chief Far East War Office ⓘ
timePeriod	World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War era interwar period ⓘ
typeOfCommand	theater land forces command ⓘ
usedDuringConflict	Battle of Malaya ⓘ Battle of Singapore ⓘ Battle of Malaya ⓘ surface form: Malayan Campaign World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War

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Arthur Percival → positionHeld → General Officer Commanding Malaya Command ⓘ