CINCPOA

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CINCPOA was the World War II U.S. military command responsible for overseeing Allied operations across the Pacific Ocean Areas, led by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy command
World War II military formation
military command
acronymOf Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas
surface form: Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Ocean Areas
alliedWith Allied powers
areaExcluded South West Pacific Area
commander Chester W. Nimitz
commanderRank Fleet Admiral (United States Navy)
surface form: Fleet Admiral
conflict World War II
country United States of America
dissolved 1945
established 1942
fullName Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas
surface form: Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Ocean Areas
hasSubordinateCommand U.S. Army Central Pacific Area
surface form: Central Pacific Area

North Pacific Area
Russian Pacific Fleet
surface form: Pacific Fleet

South Pacific Area command
surface form: South Pacific Area
headquarters Pearl Harbor
headquartersLocation Oahu
surface form: Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
historicalEra 20th century
legalBasis presidential directive of the United States
notableCommander Chester W. Nimitz
notableFor directing major Allied offensives across the Central Pacific
opposedTo Axis powers
Imperial Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
oversawOperation Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
parallelCommander Douglas MacArthur
parallelCommandWith South West Pacific Area
partOf Pacific Theater of Operations
reportsTo Joint Chiefs of Staff
responsibleFor Allied operations in the Pacific Ocean Areas
coordination of joint and combined operations in the Pacific Ocean Areas
strategic direction of naval forces in the Pacific Ocean Areas
scope sea, air, and land operations in the Pacific Ocean Areas
serviceBranch United States Navy
subordinateTo United States Armed Forces
surface form: United States armed forces
theaterDividedInto U.S. Army Central Pacific Area
surface form: Central Pacific Area

North Pacific Area
South Pacific Area command
surface form: South Pacific Area
theaterOfOperations Pacific Ocean Areas
typeOfCommand theater command
usedLanguage English

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