Allied Force Headquarters

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Allied Force Headquarters was the central Allied command organization in the Mediterranean theater during World War II, coordinating multinational land, sea, and air operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Allied military command
military headquarters
alsoKnownAs AFHQ
conflict World War II
coordinatesWith British Armed Forces
surface form: British armed forces

Free French Forces
surface form: Free French forces

United States Armed Forces
surface form: United States armed forces

other Allied national contingents
country Allied powers
formedFor control of Allied forces in the Mediterranean area
function logistical coordination in the Mediterranean theater
operational control of Allied forces in the Mediterranean
strategic planning of Mediterranean operations
hasComponent air forces command
land forces command
naval forces command
historicalSignificance centralized Allied command in the Mediterranean during World War II
model for later multinational joint commands
memberOf Allied command structure
notableCommander Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harold Alexander
Henry Maitland Wilson
Jacob L. Devers
participatedIn Italian campaign
surface form: Allied invasion of Italy

Operation Torch
surface form: Allied invasion of North Africa

Allied invasion of Sicily
Italian campaign
Allied invasion of Sicily
surface form: Operation Husky

Operation Torch
Tunisian campaign
operations in southern France coordination
operations in the Balkans
role central Allied command organization in the Mediterranean theater
coordination of multinational air operations
coordination of multinational land operations
coordination of multinational sea operations
subordinateTo Combined Chiefs of Staff
theater Mediterranean Theater of Operations
timePeriod 1940s
20th century

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Commander-in-Chief Allied Armies in Italy subordinateTo Allied Force Headquarters
U.S. Seventh Army subordinateTo Allied Force Headquarters
this entity surface form: Allied Forces Headquarters
Caserta Agreement (1944) tookPlaceAt Allied Force Headquarters
this entity surface form: Allied Force Headquarters in Caserta
Camp Griffiss controlledBy Allied Force Headquarters
this entity surface form: Allied military command
Allied Armies in Italy subordinateTo Allied Force Headquarters
this entity surface form: Allied Forces Headquarters
Commander-in-Chief, AAI subordinateTo Allied Force Headquarters
Command of U.S. Seventh Army in the invasion of southern France subordinateTo Allied Force Headquarters
this entity surface form: Allied Forces Headquarters
18th Army Group higherCommand Allied Force Headquarters