Middle East Command
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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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Middle East Command canonical | 14 |
| British Middle East Command | 8 |
| General Headquarters Middle East | 3 |
| RAF Middle East Command | 3 |
| British Forces Middle East | 1 |
| Middle East Command (land component) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military command
ⓘ
theatre-level headquarters ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
British Commonwealth forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth forces
Free French Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Free French forces
Greek forces ⓘ Polish forces ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Iraq campaign (1941)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo–Iraqi War
East African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
East African Campaign
North African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
North African Campaign
Syrian–Lebanese campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Syria–Lebanon Campaign
North African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Western Desert Campaign
|
| locatedIn | Egypt ⓘ |
| locationOfHeadquarters | Cairo ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Field Marshal Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
ⓘ
Lord Wavell ⓘ
surface form:
General Sir Archibald Wavell
General Sir Bernard Paget ⓘ General Sir Claude Auchinleck ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
German Afrika Korps
ⓘ
Italian Armed Forces ⓘ Vichy French forces ⓘ
surface form:
Vichy French forces in Syria and Lebanon
|
| partOf | British Armed Forces ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Allied operations in North Africa
ⓘ
Allied operations in the Middle East ⓘ coordination of British and Commonwealth forces in the Middle East theatre ⓘ defence of Egypt ⓘ defence of the Suez Canal ⓘ operations in East Africa ⓘ operations in Iraq ⓘ operations in Syria and Lebanon ⓘ operations in the Western Desert ⓘ |
| role |
logistical support for Allied forces in the Middle East and North Africa
ⓘ
strategic direction of land, sea and air operations in the Middle East theatre ⓘ |
| subordinateUnit |
British occupation of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
British Troops in Egypt
Eighth Army ⓘ Middle East Air Force ⓘ Ninth Army ⓘ Mediterranean Fleet ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet elements
British Eighth Army ⓘ
surface form:
Western Desert Force
|
| successor | Middle East Land Forces ⓘ |
| theatre |
Eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ Persian Gulf ⓘ Red Sea ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Second World War era ⓘ |
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
XIII Corps
this entity surface form:
British Middle East Command
this entity surface form:
British Middle East Command
this entity surface form:
RAF Middle East Command
this entity surface form:
Middle East Command (land component)
this entity surface form:
General Headquarters Middle East
subject surface form:
Peter de la Billière
this entity surface form:
British Forces Middle East
this entity surface form:
British Middle East Command
this entity surface form:
British Middle East Command
this entity surface form:
British Middle East Command
this entity surface form:
British Middle East Command
this entity surface form:
General Headquarters Middle East
this entity surface form:
RAF Middle East Command
this entity surface form:
British Middle East Command
this entity surface form:
RAF Middle East Command
this entity surface form:
British Middle East Command
this entity surface form:
General Headquarters Middle East