Camp Griffiss

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World War II site military headquarters

Camp Griffiss was a World War II U.S. military headquarters complex in England that notably housed elements of the Allied command planning the D-Day invasion.

Aliases (1)

Camp Griffiss memorial ×1

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II site → military headquarters →
associatedWithEvent	D-Day invasion planning → planning of the Normandy landings →
continent	Europe →
controlledBy	Allied military command → United States Army →
country	United Kingdom →
currentStatus	demolished →
endUseDate	1945 →
function	command and control center → headquarters complex →
garrison	Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force → United States Eighth Air Force → United States Ninth Air Force → United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe →
hasCategory	Allied command and control during World War II → Former military installations of the United States in the United Kingdom → Military history of London → World War II sites in London →
hasMemorial	Camp Griffiss memorial in Bushy Park →
locatedIn	Bushy Park → England → London → Middlesex → Teddington NERFINISHED →
militaryBranch	United States Army Air Forces →
namedAfter	Lieutenant Colonel Townsend Griffiss →
notableFor	housing elements of the Allied command planning the D-Day invasion → role in planning Operation Overlord →
partOf	European Theater of Operations →
region	Greater London →
siteUseAfterWar	public parkland →
startUseDate	1942 →
theater	European Theater of Operations, United States Army →
usedBy	Allied forces → United States Army → United States Army Air Forces →
usedDuring	World War II →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bushy Park ("Camp Griffiss memorial") →	hasMemorial
Bushy Park →	hasMilitarySite