British Chiefs of Staff Committee

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defence staff committee military advisory body

The British Chiefs of Staff Committee was the United Kingdom’s highest-level military advisory body, coordinating strategic planning and operations among the heads of the armed services, especially during the Second World War.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
British Chiefs of Staff Committee canonical	14
Chiefs of Staff Committee	6
British high command	2
Chiefs of Staff Committee (United Kingdom)	2
British Armed Forces high command	1
British Armed Forces leadership during the Falklands War	1
United Kingdom military leadership	1
modern Chiefs of Staff Committee of the United Kingdom	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defence staff committee ⓘ military advisory body ⓘ
activeDuring	World War II ⓘ
advises	British Cabinet ⓘ British War Cabinet ⓘ Prime Minister ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
alsoKnownAs	British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ surface form: Chiefs of Staff Committee
composedOf	Chief of the Air Staff ⓘ Chief of the Imperial General Staff (acting, air representative) ⓘ surface form: Chief of the Imperial General Staff First Sea Lord ⓘ
cooperatedWith	Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ surface form: United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
documentedIn	British official histories of the Second World War ⓘ
era	20th century ⓘ
fieldOfWork	defence policy ⓘ joint operations planning ⓘ military strategy ⓘ
followedBy	British Chiefs of Staff Committee self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: modern Chiefs of Staff Committee of the United Kingdom
formedFor	coordination of the armed services ⓘ high-level military advice ⓘ strategic direction of the British armed forces ⓘ
governedBy	British constitutional conventions ⓘ
hasMemberRole	Chief of the Defence Staff (later periods) ⓘ
hasRole	highest-level military advisory body in the United Kingdom ⓘ inter-service coordination body ⓘ strategic planning coordination body ⓘ
influenced	post-war NATO military structures ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
location	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
metAt	Admiralty, Whitehall ⓘ surface form: Admiralty, London Air Ministry building, London ⓘ surface form: Air Ministry, London War Office ⓘ surface form: War Office, London
notablePeriod	World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
participatedIn	Combined Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
partOf	British Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: British defence establishment UK government ⓘ surface form: British government
precededBy	informal inter-service conferences ⓘ
responsibleFor	coordination of British global military operations ⓘ overall British war strategy in World War II ⓘ
serviceBranch	British Army ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ
shortName	COS Committee ⓘ
significantEvent	planning of D-Day landings ⓘ planning of Far East and Pacific operations ⓘ planning of Mediterranean campaigns in World War II ⓘ
subordinateTo	British War Cabinet ⓘ surface form: War Cabinet during World War II

Referenced by (28)

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

Combined Chiefs of Staff → hasPart → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command → subordinateTo → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

Pacific theater commands → coordinatedWith → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

Committee of Imperial Defence → replacedBy → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chiefs of Staff Committee

British Chiefs of Staff Committee → alsoKnownAs → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chiefs of Staff Committee

British Chiefs of Staff Committee → followedBy → British Chiefs of Staff Committee self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: modern Chiefs of Staff Committee of the United Kingdom

Allied Combined Operations Headquarters → subordinateTo → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

CCS → member → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

subject surface form: Combined Chiefs of Staff

CCS → relatedTo → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

subject surface form: Combined Chiefs of Staff

Admiral Sandy Woodward → partOf → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

subject surface form: Sandy Woodward

this entity surface form: British Armed Forces leadership during the Falklands War

Minister of State for Defence Procurement → worksWith → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chiefs of Staff Committee

Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander (Dwight D. Eisenhower) → associatedOrganization → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

Charles Portal → memberOf → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom) → heads → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chiefs of Staff Committee

Chief of Defence Intelligence → hasSeatOn → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chiefs of Staff Committee (United Kingdom)

First Washington Conference → attendedBy → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

8th Indian Division → operatedUnderCommandOf → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

this entity surface form: British high command

The Alanbrooke Diaries → describes → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

British Far East Command → subordinateTo → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

British Armed Forces in World War II → coordinatedBy → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

Anfa Conference → hasParticipant → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Kingdom military leadership

COS Committee → fullName → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chiefs of Staff Committee

COS Committee → alsoKnownAs → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

Hut 3 → reportedTo → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

this entity surface form: British high command

Chief of the Defence Staff → precededBy → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chiefs of Staff Committee (United Kingdom)

Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse → partOf → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Armed Forces high command

Commander-in-Chief, British Pacific Fleet → subordinateTo → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

War Cabinet Offices → usedBy → British Chiefs of Staff Committee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chiefs of Staff Committee