Allied Forces Southern Europe
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Allied Forces Southern Europe was a major NATO operational command responsible for coordinating the alliance’s military activities in the Southern European region during the Cold War and beyond.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Allied Forces Southern Europe canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Allied Forces Southern Europe Context triple: [Allied Joint Force Command Naples, predecessor, Allied Forces Southern Europe]
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A.
Allied Forces Northern Europe
Allied Forces Northern Europe was a former NATO major subordinate command responsible for the defense and coordination of allied military operations in Northern Europe during the Cold War.
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B.
Allied Forces Central Europe
Allied Forces Central Europe was a former NATO military command responsible for coordinating the defense of Central Europe during the Cold War.
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C.
Northern Group of Forces
The Northern Group of Forces was a major Soviet military formation stationed in Poland after World War II, serving as part of the USSR’s forward-deployed forces in Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
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D.
15th Army Group
The 15th Army Group was a high-level Allied command formation in the Mediterranean theater during World War II, overseeing major British and American field armies in the Italian Campaign.
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E.
Italian 8th Army
The Italian 8th Army was a major Royal Italian Army formation on the Eastern Front in World War II, best known for its devastating defeat alongside German forces during the Soviet offensives in the winter of 1942–1943.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Allied Forces Southern Europe Target entity description: Allied Forces Southern Europe was a major NATO operational command responsible for coordinating the alliance’s military activities in the Southern European region during the Cold War and beyond.
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A.
Allied Forces Northern Europe
Allied Forces Northern Europe was a former NATO major subordinate command responsible for the defense and coordination of allied military operations in Northern Europe during the Cold War.
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B.
Allied Forces Central Europe
Allied Forces Central Europe was a former NATO military command responsible for coordinating the defense of Central Europe during the Cold War.
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C.
Northern Group of Forces
The Northern Group of Forces was a major Soviet military formation stationed in Poland after World War II, serving as part of the USSR’s forward-deployed forces in Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
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D.
15th Army Group
The 15th Army Group was a high-level Allied command formation in the Mediterranean theater during World War II, overseeing major British and American field armies in the Italian Campaign.
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E.
Italian 8th Army
The Italian 8th Army was a major Royal Italian Army formation on the Eastern Front in World War II, best known for its devastating defeat alongside German forces during the Soviet offensives in the winter of 1942–1943.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NATO major subordinate command
ⓘ
military headquarters ⓘ operational command ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Greece
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Mediterranean NATO member states ⓘ NATO Southern Region ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| commandStructure | joint (land, air, naval) ⓘ |
| conflict |
Bosnian War
ⓘ
Cold War ⓘ Kosovo War ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
NATO
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
|
| dissolved | 2004 ⓘ |
| garrison | Bagnoli district of Naples ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Allied Air Forces Southern Europe
ⓘ
Allied Mediterranean command ⓘ
surface form:
Allied Forces Mediterranean
Allied Land Forces South-Eastern Europe ⓘ
surface form:
Allied Forces South-Eastern Europe
Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe ⓘ
surface form:
Allied Forces Southern Europe Naval Command
Allied Land Forces South-Eastern Europe ⓘ
surface form:
Allied Land Forces Southern Europe
Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe ⓘ Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe ⓘ
surface form:
Naval Striking and Support Forces Southern Europe
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| headquartersLocation |
Italy
ⓘ
Naples ⓘ |
| inception | 1951 ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | multinational joint forces ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its geographic area of responsibility in Southern Europe ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Balkans
ⓘ
Black Sea region ⓘ Cold War period ⓘ Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean region
Southern Europe ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
NATO maritime operations in the Mediterranean
ⓘ
NATO operations in the Balkans ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied Command Europe
ⓘ
NATO military commands ⓘ
surface form:
NATO military command structure
|
| replacedBy | Allied Joint Force Command Naples ⓘ |
| role |
coordinate NATO military activities in Southern Europe
ⓘ
operational control of NATO forces in Southern Region ⓘ planning and conduct of joint operations ⓘ |
| shortName | AFSOUTH ⓘ |
| significantEvent | reorganization into Allied Joint Force Command Naples in 2004 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Supreme Allied Commander Europe
ⓘ
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ⓘ |
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Subject: Allied Forces Southern Europe Description of subject: Allied Forces Southern Europe was a major NATO operational command responsible for coordinating the alliance’s military activities in the Southern European region during the Cold War and beyond.
Referenced by (3)
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