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Middle East Command

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British military command theatre-level headquarters

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.

Aliases (1)

British Middle East Command ×2

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British military command → theatre-level headquarters →
alliedWith	Commonwealth forces → Free French forces → Greek forces → Polish forces →
conflict	Second World War →
country	United Kingdom →
engagedIn	Anglo–Iraqi War → East African Campaign → North African Campaign → Syria–Lebanon Campaign → Western Desert Campaign →
locatedIn	Egypt →
locationOfHeadquarters	Cairo →
notableCommander	Field Marshal Sir Henry Maitland Wilson → 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 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 Troops in Egypt → Eighth Army → Middle East Air Force → Ninth Army → Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet elements → 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 (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
4th Indian Division ("British Middle East Command") → Eighth Army (United Kingdom) →	partOf
Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command →	appliesToJurisdiction
Operation Agreement ("British Middle East Command") →	commandStructure
British India Command →	coordinatedWith
1st Earl Alexander of Tunis →	notableCommanderOf
XIII Corps →	subordinateTo