Allied Land Forces

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army group-level command military formation

Allied Land Forces was the ground combat component of the Allied command structure in the South West Pacific Area during World War II, coordinating multinational army operations against Japanese forces.

Aliases (2)

Allied Land Forces South West Pacific Area ×1
Allied Land Forces Southwest Pacific Area ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	army group-level command → military formation →
activeDuring	Pacific War →
alliance	Allies of World War II →
areaOfResponsibility	Borneo campaign → New Guinea campaign → Philippines campaign →
commander	General Sir Thomas Blamey →
commanderOfNationality	Australia →
conflict	Second World War →
coordinatedWith	Allied Air Forces (SWPA) → Allied Naval Forces (SWPA) →
country	Allied powers →
disestablishedIn	1940s →
hasComponent	Australian Army units → Netherlands East Indies Army units → New Zealand Army units → Philippine Army units → United States Army units →
headquartersCountry	Australia →
headquartersLocation	Brisbane →
historicalEra	20th century →
militaryBranch	land forces →
opponent	Imperial Japanese Army → Imperial Japanese Navy ground forces →
participatingCountry	Australia → Netherlands → New Zealand → Philippines → United States →
partOf	Allied command structure in the South West Pacific Area → Allied forces in the Pacific War →
purpose	unified command of Allied ground forces in the South West Pacific Area →
role	coordination of multinational army operations → ground combat component of the South West Pacific Area command →
status	disbanded →
subordinateTo	South West Pacific Area (SWPA) command → Supreme Commander, South West Pacific Area →
task	coordinating land operations with Allied Air Forces → coordinating land operations with Allied Naval Forces → planning ground campaigns in the South West Pacific Area →
theater	South West Pacific Theater →
theaterCommander	Douglas MacArthur →
theaterOfOperations	South West Pacific Area →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Allied Naval Forces →	coordinatedWith
Supreme Commander, South West Pacific Area ("Allied Land Forces South West Pacific Area") →	oversawFormationOf
South West Pacific Area →	subordinateCommand
Pacific theater commands ("Allied Land Forces Southwest Pacific Area") →	subordinateUnit