CCS

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Anglo-American wartime body military command organization

CCS is the abbreviation for the Combined Chiefs of Staff, the high-level military command structure formed by the United States and United Kingdom during World War II to coordinate Allied strategy.

Aliases (1)

Combined Chiefs of Staff ×46

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglo-American wartime body → military command organization →
abbreviation	CCS →
alliance	Allied powers →
areaOfWork	grand strategy → joint and combined operations planning →
conflict	World War II →
coordinatedOperation	Allied invasion of Italy → Allied invasion of North Africa → Normandy landings → Pacific island-hopping campaigns → strategic bombing campaign against Germany →
country	United Kingdom → United States of America →
dissolved	after World War II →
established	1942 →
establishedDuring	World War II →
formedBy	United Kingdom government → United States government →
historicalPeriod	20th century →
influenced	postwar NATO military command structures →
language	English →
location	Washington, D.C. →
meetsAt	Combined Chiefs of Staff conferences → Washington, D.C. →
member	British Chiefs of Staff Committee → United States Joint Chiefs of Staff →
notableMember	Alan Brooke → Andrew Cunningham → Charles Portal → Ernest J. King → George C. Marshall → Henry H. Arnold →
partOf	Anglo-American special relationship →
purpose	coordination of Allied military strategy → strategic direction of Anglo-American forces →
relatedTo	Allied Combined Operations Headquarters → British Chiefs of Staff Committee → Joint Chiefs of Staff →
responsibleFor	allocation of Allied military resources → coordination of combined operations → overall Allied strategy in the European Theater → overall Allied strategy in the Pacific Theater →
standsFor	Combined Chiefs of Staff →
subordinateTo	President of the United States → Prime Minister of the United Kingdom → United States-United Kingdom political leadership →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
CCS (Combined Charging System) → Combined Chiefs of Staff →	abbreviation
Combined Chiefs of Staff →	alsoKnownAs