North African Theater of Operations, U.S. Army

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United States Army formation World War II military unit theater-level military command

The North African Theater of Operations, U.S. Army was the U.S. Army’s major World War II command responsible for planning and conducting American ground operations in the North African and Mediterranean regions.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
North African Theater of Operations	3

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army formation ⓘ World War II military unit ⓘ theater-level military command ⓘ
alliedWith	Allied Forces Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Free French forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	NATOUSA NERFINISHED ⓘ North African Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Allied campaign in North Africa ⓘ Allied campaign in the Mediterranean ⓘ
commandedBy	Dwight D. Eisenhower NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob L. Devers NERFINISHED ⓘ
componentOf	Allied Mediterranean theater NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
era	20th century ⓘ
formedDuring	World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	NATOUSA NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Algiers NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
includedFormation	U.S. Fifth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. II Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Seventh Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryBranch	Army ⓘ
notableCommander	Dwight D. Eisenhower NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob L. Devers NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedTo	German Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
oversawOperation	Allied landings in North Africa ⓘ Operation Torch NERFINISHED ⓘ subsequent campaigns in Tunisia ⓘ
partOf	United States Army ⓘ United States Army Forces in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibleFor	conducting American ground operations in North Africa ⓘ conducting American ground operations in the Mediterranean ⓘ planning American ground operations in North Africa ⓘ planning American ground operations in the Mediterranean ⓘ
role	operational control of U.S. Army ground forces in the Mediterranean ⓘ strategic direction of U.S. Army forces in North Africa ⓘ
scope	ground operations ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Army ⓘ
subordinateTo	United States Army General Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ War Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor	Mediterranean Theater of Operations, U.S. Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
theaterLevel	strategic ⓘ
theaterOfOperations	Mediterranean region NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfCommand	theater of operations ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Commanding General, North African Theater of Operations, U.S. Army → partOf → North African Theater of Operations, U.S. Army ⓘ

Battle of Bizerte → theatre → North African Theater of Operations, U.S. Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: North African Theater of Operations

U.S. 9th Infantry Division → theater → North African Theater of Operations, U.S. Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: North African Theater of Operations

2nd Armored Division (United States) → theater → North African Theater of Operations, U.S. Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: North African Theater of Operations