Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces

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military position senior British Army command

Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces was the senior British Army command responsible for the defence and administration of military forces within the United Kingdom during the Second World War.

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Label	Occurrences
Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces canonical	3
Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces (United Kingdom)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military position ⓘ senior British Army command ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United Kingdom ⓘ
commandStructure	Home Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolvedAfter	end of the Second World War ⓘ
endTime	1945 ⓘ
hasRole	administration of military forces within the United Kingdom ⓘ defence of the United Kingdom ⓘ
hasScope	operational control of land forces in the United Kingdom ⓘ readiness of formations for overseas theatres ⓘ training policy for home-based formations ⓘ
headquartersLocation	London NERFINISHED ⓘ
hierarchicalLevel	theatre-level command ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
location	United Kingdom ⓘ
militaryBranch	British Army ⓘ
notableEvent	Battle of Britain home defence preparations ⓘ anti-invasion preparations 1940–1941 ⓘ reorganisation of British field armies for overseas service ⓘ
officeHolder	General Sir Alan Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ General Sir Bernard Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ General Sir Bernard Paget NERFINISHED ⓘ General Sir Edmund Ironside NERFINISHED ⓘ General Sir Harold Franklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ General Sir Ronald Adam NERFINISHED ⓘ General Sir Walter Kirke NERFINISHED ⓘ
oversaw	British Army reserve formations in the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Home Guard (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ deployment of formations to overseas commands ⓘ training of newly raised divisions ⓘ
partOf	British Army ⓘ British home defence system ⓘ
responsibleFor	Home Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ field forces in the United Kingdom ⓘ home defence planning ⓘ preparation of forces for overseas deployment ⓘ training of forces in the United Kingdom ⓘ
startTime	1939 ⓘ
subordinateTo	British Army Council NERFINISHED ⓘ War Office NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	coordination of anti-invasion defences ⓘ coordination of home-based formations ⓘ integration of regular army and Home Guard units ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

General Sir Bernard Paget → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces ⓘ

subject surface form: Bernard Paget

Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom) → createdFrom → Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces ⓘ

Commander-in-Chief on the Western Front → relatedPosition → Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces ⓘ

Field Marshal Sir John French → positionHeld → Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces ⓘ

subject surface form: John French

this entity surface form: Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces (United Kingdom)