War Department General Staff

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The War Department General Staff was the central planning and administrative body that directed and coordinated the overall operations, organization, and strategy of the United States Army before the creation of the Department of Defense.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military staff organization
country United States of America
surface form: United States
existedBefore National Security Act of 1947 NERFINISHED
United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED
formedPartOf Army high command structure
hasRole administrative body of the United States Army
central planning body of the United States Army
coordination of Army organization
coordination of Army strategy
coordination of overall Army operations
strategic direction of the United States Army
location Washington, D.C.
oversaw Army field forces planning
Army mobilization planning
Army organizational policy
Army strategic war plans
Army training policy
partOf United States Army
United States War Department NERFINISHED
reorganizedBy National Security Act of 1947 NERFINISHED
reorganizedInto Department of the Army General Staff NERFINISHED
responsibleFor allocation of Army resources
coordination of Army bureaus and branches
policy guidance to Army commands
preparation of war plans
subordinateTo Secretary of War NERFINISHED
timePeriod World War I era NERFINISHED
World War II era NERFINISHED
early 20th century
interwar period
workedWith Chief of Staff of the United States Army NERFINISHED

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U.S. Army Ground Forces subordinateTo War Department General Staff
Services of Supply (U.S. Army) relatedTo War Department General Staff
Victory Program draftedBy War Department General Staff
this entity surface form: U.S. Army War Plans Division
Root reforms of the U.S. Army appliesTo War Department General Staff
this entity surface form: U.S. Army staff system
Hunter Liggett memberOf War Department General Staff
this entity surface form: United States Army General Staff
Tasker H. Bliss memberOf War Department General Staff
this entity surface form: United States Army General Staff