governments of the United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, and Australia

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The governments of the United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, and Australia formed a World War II coalition that coordinated military strategy and joint commands in the Pacific and Southeast Asian theaters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military coalition
allied governments
aimedTo defeat Japanese forces in the Pacific and Southeast Asia
defend Allied territories in the Pacific
alignedWith overall Allied grand strategy in World War II
collaboratedThrough ABDA Command
Pacific Ocean Areas Command
surface form: Pacific Ocean Areas command

South West Pacific Area
surface form: South West Pacific Area command
coordinated allocation of air forces in the Pacific
allocation of ground forces in the Pacific
allocation of naval forces in the Pacific
convoy protection in the Pacific and Indian Oceans
military strategy in the Pacific theater
military strategy in the Southeast Asian theater
sea lines of communication in the Pacific and Indian Oceans
coordinatedWith Combined Chiefs of Staff
created multinational command structures
established joint commands in the Pacific theater
joint commands in the Southeast Asian theater
formed Pacific War
surface form: Pacific War coalition
geographicFocus Pacific Ocean
Southeast Asia
hasMember Australian government
surface form: Government of Australia

Government of the Netherlands
UK government
surface form: Government of the United Kingdom

United States government
surface form: Government of the United States
opposed Imperial Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
organized joint air operations in the Pacific
joint ground operations in the Pacific
joint naval operations in the Pacific
participatedIn ABDA Command
surface form: ABDA area defense

World War II
planning for Burma and Southeast Asian operations
planning for the New Guinea campaign
planning for the Solomon Islands campaign
planning for the defense of Australia
planning for the defense of British Malaya and Singapore
planning for the defense of the Netherlands East Indies
reliedOn interoperability of armed forces
shared intelligence in the Pacific theater
logistical resources in the Pacific theater
signed various wartime agreements on Pacific strategy
supported combined amphibious operations in the Pacific
strategic bombing operations against Japanese targets
timePeriod 1941–1945
used combined military planning
werePartOf Allies of World War II

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ABDA Command establishedBy governments of the United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, and Australia