Allied Combined Operations Headquarters

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Allied Combined Operations Headquarters was a World War II-era Allied command organization responsible for planning and overseeing joint amphibious and special operations involving multiple services and nations.

Aliases (1)
  • British Combined Operations Headquarters ×1

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Allied military organization
military headquarters
alliance Allies of World War II
conflict Second World War
country United Kingdom
domain military strategy
operational planning
era World War II
focus inter-theatre coordination of amphibious forces
large-scale amphibious landings
raids and commando-style operations
hasComponent Combined Operations staff
air force planning staff
army planning staff
naval planning staff
involves British Army
Royal Air Force
Royal Navy
United States Army
United States Army Air Forces
United States Navy
locationCountry United Kingdom
notableOperation planning of Allied amphibious assaults
operationalScope amphibious warfare
combined operations
joint operations
multinational operations
special operations
partOf British Chiefs of Staff Committee system
purpose centralized control of combined operations planning
improvement of inter-service cooperation
integration of naval, land, and air planning
role coordination of multi-service operations
coordination of multinational operations
planning combined special operations
planning joint amphibious operations
serviceBranch multiservice
subordinateTo Allied high command
British Chiefs of Staff Committee
timePeriod 1940s
typeOfOrganization combined headquarters
joint headquarters
usedBy British Armed Forces
United States Armed Forces
other Allied armed forces

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Combined Chiefs of Staff
coordinateWith
Operation Biting ("British Combined Operations Headquarters")
plannedBy
Combined Chiefs of Staff
relatedTo

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