Commander, United Nations Command
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The Commander, United Nations Command is the senior military officer responsible for leading the multinational UN force on the Korean Peninsula and overseeing the armistice agreement between North and South Korea.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Commander in Chief, United Nations Command (Korea) | 2 |
| Commander, United States Forces Korea | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
military position
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senior military appointment ⓘ |
| alsoHoldsPosition |
Commander, ROK/US Combined Forces Command
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Commander, United Nations Command self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Commander, United States Forces Korea
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| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict |
Korean War
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Korean conflict armistice period ⓘ |
| basedAt | Camp Humphreys ⓘ |
| basedIn | South Korea ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated)
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surface form:
Republic of Korea Armed Forces
military forces of UN sending states ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense
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United Nations Headquarters ⓘ United States Indo-Pacific Command ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdDuring | Korean War ⓘ |
| createdIn | 1950 ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | UN Command component commands in Korea ⓘ |
| hasOperationalControlOver | designated UN sending state forces in Korea ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Cdr UNC ⓘ |
| heldBy |
senior officer of the United States Air Force
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senior officer of the United States Army ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
United Nations Security Council resolutions
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surface form:
United Nations Security Council resolutions on the Korean War
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| liaisesWith | North Korean People’s Army through armistice mechanisms ⓘ |
| oversees |
implementation of the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement
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operations of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission ⓘ |
| partOf | United Nations Command ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
defense of South Korea in case of armed attack
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deterrence of renewed hostilities on the Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| rank | four-star general ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
President of the United States
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United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
UN Command regulations in the Demilitarized Zone
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United Nations Command forces on the Korean Peninsula ⓘ armistice violation investigations ⓘ coordination of multinational UN forces in Korea ⓘ enforcement of the Korean Armistice Agreement ⓘ management of the Demilitarized Zone between North Korea and South Korea ⓘ management of the Joint Security Area at Panmunjom ⓘ military operations under the United Nations Command ⓘ oversight of the Military Armistice Commission ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | senior U.S. general officer with Korea experience ⓘ |
| successorTo | wartime UN theater command in the Korean War ⓘ |
| symbolOf | UN multinational military presence in Korea ⓘ |
| termLength | not fixed ⓘ |
| worksThrough |
Military Armistice Commission
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surface form:
United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Commander, United Nations Command
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alsoHoldsPosition
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Commander, United Nations Command
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Commander, United States Forces Korea
subject surface form:
Mark W. Clark
this entity surface form:
Commander in Chief, United Nations Command (Korea)
this entity surface form:
Commander in Chief, United Nations Command (Korea)