Allied Naval Commander, Expeditionary Force

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Allied Naval Commander, Expeditionary Force was the senior naval command role responsible for planning and directing Allied naval operations in support of major expeditionary campaigns during the Second World War, including large-scale amphibious assaults.

Aliases (2)
  • Commander-in-Chief, Allied Naval Expeditionary Force ×1
  • Naval Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force ×1

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Allied command
military command position
naval command
appliesToJurisdiction Allied Expeditionary Force
category Allied military appointments of World War II
World War II naval commands
commandStructure reported to supreme Allied theater command
conflict Second World War
World War II
country Allied powers
dissolved after the end of World War II
fieldOfWork amphibious warfare
expeditionary warfare
naval warfare
hasCharacteristic joint and combined operations focus
multinational command
operational-level command
strategic importance in amphibious campaigns
hasDuties coordination of convoy and escort forces for invasions
coordination of large-scale amphibious assaults
coordination of naval gunfire support
coordination of naval logistics for landings
coordination with land and air commanders for joint operations
directing Allied naval operations for expeditionary campaigns
planning Allied naval operations for expeditionary campaigns
hasRankRequirement senior flag officer
historicalPeriod Allied operations in Europe and other theaters during World War II
inception during World War II
locatedInTime 20th century
militaryBranch naval forces
notableFor centralized control of Allied naval forces in expeditionary operations
integration of multinational Allied naval contingents
partOf Allied Expeditionary Force
Allied high command
responsibleFor coordination of landing craft operations
maritime communications and control in the assault area
naval beachhead support
naval mine clearance in assault areas
naval protection of assault convoys
naval transport of assault troops and equipment
scopeOfAuthority operational control of assigned Allied naval forces
planning authority for naval aspects of invasions
temporalCoverage 1939–1945
usedFor large-scale amphibious operations
major expeditionary campaigns
seaborne invasions

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bertram Ramsay
Bertram Ramsay ("Naval Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force")
Bertram Ramsay ("Commander-in-Chief, Allied Naval Expeditionary Force")
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