General Officer Commanding Southern Command
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The General Officer Commanding Southern Command is the senior British Army officer responsible for leading and overseeing military operations and administration within the army’s Southern Command district.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military position
ⓘ
senior army appointment ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Southern Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British home forces
ⓘ
United Kingdom defence of the home front ⓘ |
| category | British Army generals by command ⓘ |
| commandedFormation | Southern Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandLevel | army command ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| duty |
coordinate with other regional commands
ⓘ
ensure discipline and administration of troops ⓘ implement national defence policy in Southern Command ⓘ oversee subordinate divisions and brigades ⓘ plan and direct large-scale exercises ⓘ prepare forces for deployment overseas ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | GOC Southern Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
regular army units in Southern Command
ⓘ
reserve units in Southern Command ⓘ training establishments in Southern Command ⓘ |
| hasRank |
general
ⓘ
lieutenant general ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| isTitleOf | general officer commanding a regional command ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfCommand | southern England ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Army Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration in Southern Command
ⓘ
military operations in Southern Command ⓘ readiness of units in Southern Command ⓘ training within Southern Command ⓘ |
| role |
formation commander
ⓘ
senior British Army officer ⓘ |
| scope |
administrative control within Southern Command
ⓘ
logistical oversight within Southern Command ⓘ operational control within Southern Command ⓘ |
| selectionBy |
British government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervises |
corps and district commanders in Southern Command
ⓘ
divisional commanders in Southern Command ⓘ |
| typeOfJurisdiction | geographical military district ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Army command structure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | United Kingdom military history ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command