South Pacific Area command

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Allied military command theater command

The South Pacific Area command was a major Allied military command in the Pacific Theater during World War II, responsible for directing and coordinating operations against Japanese forces in the South Pacific region.

Aliases (3)

South Pacific Area ×7
South Pacific Force ×1
United States South Pacific Area Command ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Allied military command → theater command →
alliedNation	Australia → New Zealand → United States →
areaOfOperations	Ellice Islands → Fiji → New Caledonia → New Hebrides → Solomon Islands → parts of New Guinea →
belligerent	Allies →
commander	John H. Newton → Robert L. Ghormley → William Halsey Jr. →
commanderTitle	Commander South Pacific Area →
conflict	World War II →
coordinatedWith	Central Pacific Area → South West Pacific Area →
country	United States →
disestablished	1945 →
established	1942 →
headquartersLocation	Nouméa →
headquartersTerritory	New Caledonia →
notableCommander	Admiral William Halsey Jr. →
notableOperation	Battle of Eastern Solomons → Battle of Santa Cruz Islands → Guadalcanal Campaign → New Georgia campaign → Solomon Islands campaign →
opponent	Empire of Japan →
partOf	Allied command structure in the Pacific →
primaryObjective	halt Japanese expansion in the South Pacific → support Allied advance toward the Philippines and Japan →
regionServed	South Pacific →
responsibleFor	air operations in the South Pacific → ground operations in the South Pacific → naval operations in the South Pacific →
role	coordinating joint and combined operations → directing operations against Japanese forces in the South Pacific →
serviceBranch	Royal New Zealand Air Force → Royal New Zealand Army → Royal New Zealand Navy → United States Army → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
shortName	SOPAC →
subordinateTo	Pacific Ocean Areas →
theater	Pacific Theater →
timePeriod	1942–1945 →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Northern Solomons campaign ("South Pacific Area") → U.S. Army Americal Division ("South Pacific Area") →	theater
Commander, South Pacific Area ("South Pacific Area") →	areaOfOperations
William Halsey Jr. ("South Pacific Area") →	commanded
Operation Cartwheel →	coordinatedBy
Pacific Ocean Areas ("South Pacific Area") →	hasPart
Bull Halsey ("United States South Pacific Area Command") →	militaryUnit
Task Force 67 ("South Pacific Area") →	partOf
Commander, South Pacific Area ("South Pacific Force") →	subordinateCommandsIncluded
Cactus Air Force ("South Pacific Area") →	theaterOfOperations