Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
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Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) is the central military command headquarters of NATO’s Allied Command Operations, responsible for planning and executing the alliance’s collective defense missions in Europe.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe | 1 |
| Operational Headquarters (OHQ) in Europe | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NATO body
ⓘ
military headquarters ⓘ strategic command headquarters ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SHAPE ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
NATO military commands
ⓘ
surface form:
NATO Joint Force Commands
NATO military commands ⓘ
surface form:
NATO strategic commands
|
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
NATO
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
|
| hasAcronym | SHAPE ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType | military installation ⓘ |
| hasCommanderTitle | Supreme Allied Commander Europe ⓘ |
| hasFunction | command and control of NATO operations in Europe ⓘ |
| hasGarrison |
Casteau
ⓘ
Mons ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Vigilia Pretium Libertatis ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://shape.nato.int ⓘ |
| headquartersFor |
Allied Command Operations
ⓘ
NATO military commands ⓘ
surface form:
NATO military operations in Europe
|
| inception | 1951 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | NATO member states ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Casteau ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Hainaut
ⓘ
surface form:
Hainaut Province
Wallonia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mons ⓘ |
| mission |
collective defense of NATO member states
ⓘ
cooperative security operations ⓘ crisis management operations ⓘ |
| movedToCurrentLocation | 1967 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| operatesIn | European theatre ⓘ |
| originalCountry | France ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Rocquencourt ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
NATO Military Committee
ⓘ
NATO ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
|
| partOf |
Allied Command Operations
ⓘ
NATO ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
|
| reasonForRelocation | withdrawal of France from NATO integrated military command ⓘ |
| regionServed | Europe ⓘ |
| reportsTo | North Atlantic Council ⓘ |
| role |
central military command headquarters of NATO’s Allied Command Operations
ⓘ
executing NATO collective defense missions in Europe ⓘ planning NATO collective defense missions in Europe ⓘ |
| securityAlliance | NATO ⓘ |
| shortName | SHAPE ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Supreme Allied Commander Europe ⓘ |
| translationOfMotto | The price of freedom is vigilance ⓘ |
| typeOfCommand | operational strategic command ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Operational Headquarters (OHQ) in Europe
subject surface form:
Casteau
Commander, United States European Command
→
dualHattedWith
→
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
subject surface form:
Allied Command Operations
Deputy Supreme Commander of NATO forces in Europe
→
locatedIn
→
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
ⓘ