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.

Aliases (3)

Chiefs of Staff Committee ×3
British Armed Forces leadership during the Falklands War ×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 of the United Kingdom →
alsoKnownAs	Chiefs of Staff Committee →
composedOf	Chief of the Air Staff → Chief of the Imperial General Staff → First Sea Lord →
cooperatedWith	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	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 →
metAt	Admiralty, London → Air Ministry, London → War Office, London →
notablePeriod	Second World War →
participatedIn	Combined Chiefs of Staff →
partOf	British defence establishment → 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	War Cabinet during World War II →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Allied Combined Operations Headquarters → Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command →	subordinateTo
British Chiefs of Staff Committee ("Chiefs of Staff Committee") →	alsoKnownAs
Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander (Dwight D. Eisenhower) →	associatedOrganization
Pacific theater commands →	coordinatedWith
British Chiefs of Staff Committee ("modern Chiefs of Staff Committee of the United Kingdom") →	followedBy
Combined Chiefs of Staff →	hasPart
Combined Chiefs of Staff →	member
Charles Portal →	memberOf
Sandy Woodward ("British Armed Forces leadership during the Falklands War") →	partOf
Combined Chiefs of Staff →	relatedTo
Committee of Imperial Defence ("Chiefs of Staff Committee") →	replacedBy
Minister of State for Defence Procurement ("Chiefs of Staff Committee") →	worksWith