Supreme Allied Commander Europe

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Supreme Allied Commander Europe is the senior NATO military leadership post responsible for commanding all allied forces in the European theater.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf NATO military position
military commander role
abbreviation Supreme Allied Commander Europe self-linksurface differs
surface form: SACEUR
alsoHoldsOffice Commander, United States European Command
appliesToJurisdiction NATO
appointedBy North Atlantic Council
basedIn Allied Command Operations
surface form: NATO Allied Command Operations headquarters
country NATO
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
createdBy North Atlantic Council
firstHolder Dwight D. Eisenhower
hasAlternativeName Supreme Allied Commander Europe
surface form: NATO Supreme Commander Europe

Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
surface form: Supreme Commander Allied Powers Europe
hasJurisdiction NATO forces assigned to Allied Command Operations in Europe
hasMilitaryBranch multinational joint forces
hasOfficialLanguage English
French
hasOperationalArea NATO’s area of responsibility in Europe
hasRankRequirement four-star general or admiral
hasRole senior NATO military leader in Europe
strategic commander for NATO operations in Europe
headquartersLocation Casteau, near Mons, Belgium
inception 1951
isPositionInOrganization NATO
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Belgium
partOf Allied Command Operations
Allied Command Operations
surface form: NATO command structure

NATO
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
reportsTo NATO Military Committee
North Atlantic Council
responsibleFor commanding all NATO allied forces in the European theater
implementation of NATO military policy in the European area
operational planning of NATO missions in Europe
overall direction and conduct of NATO military operations in Europe
readiness of NATO forces in Europe
scope European theater of operations
NATO member states in Europe
seat Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
subordinateTo NATO Military Committee
North Atlantic Council
termLength typically 3 years
traditionallyHeldBy United States officer
usuallyHeldBy senior United States military officer

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Supreme Allied Commander Europe abbreviation Supreme Allied Commander Europe self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: SACEUR
ACO abbreviation Supreme Allied Commander Europe
subject surface form: Supreme Allied Commander Europe
this entity surface form: SACEUR
Wesley Clark 2004 presidential campaign candidateFormerPosition Supreme Allied Commander Europe
this entity surface form: NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe
NATO Response Force commandedBy Supreme Allied Commander Europe
United States European Command commanderAlsoServesAs Supreme Allied Commander Europe
NATO Secretary General distinctionFrom Supreme Allied Commander Europe
USEUCOM dualHatRole Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Commander, United States European Command dualHattedAs Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Supreme Allied Commander Europe hasAlternativeName Supreme Allied Commander Europe
this entity surface form: NATO Supreme Commander Europe
ACO hasCommander Supreme Allied Commander Europe
subject surface form: Allied Command Operations
Allied Command Operations hasCommanderTitle Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe hasCommanderTitle Supreme Allied Commander Europe
NATO air policing isDirectedBy Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Eisenhower: The Supreme Commander portraysRoleOf Supreme Allied Commander Europe
this entity surface form: Supreme Allied Commander in Europe
Alexander Haig positionHeld Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower positionHeld Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower positionHeld Supreme Allied Commander Europe
this entity surface form: NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Matthew Ridgway positionHeld Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Wesley Clark positionHeld Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Admiral Wesley L. McDonald positionHeld Supreme Allied Commander Europe
subject surface form: Wesley L. McDonald
this entity surface form: Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic
Allied Command Transformation predecessor Supreme Allied Commander Europe
this entity surface form: Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic
Deputy SACEUR reportsTo Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Deputy Supreme Commander of NATO forces in Europe reportsTo Supreme Allied Commander Europe
NATO Land Command reportsTo Supreme Allied Commander Europe
NATO Special Operations Headquarters reportsTo Supreme Allied Commander Europe
NATO naval forces reportsTo Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Deputy SACEUR sharesCommandLevelWith Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum subordinateTo Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Allied Joint Force Command Naples subordinateTo Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Allied Joint Force Command Norfolk subordinateTo Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Deputy Supreme Commander of NATO forces in Europe subordinateTo Supreme Allied Commander Europe
NATO Maritime Command subordinateTo Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe subordinateTo Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Allied Command Operations supremeCommander Supreme Allied Commander Europe