POA
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POA was the abbreviation for the Pacific Ocean Areas Command, a major Allied military command responsible for operations in the Pacific theater during World War II.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pacific Ocean Areas | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Allied military command
ⓘ
theater command ⓘ |
| abbreviation | POA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Free French Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Chester W. Nimitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderTitle | Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | United States Pacific Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdBy | Combined Chiefs of Staff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateDisestablished | 1945 ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1942-03-30 ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | South West Pacific Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | POA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquarters | Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Territory of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedArea |
Central Pacific Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Pacific Area NERFINISHED ⓘ South Pacific Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Combined Chiefs of Staff directive ⓘ |
| militaryTheaterType | oceanic theater of war ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Battle of the Philippine Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Iwo Jima campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Mariana and Palau Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Okinawa campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Allied forces in the Pacific Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCommander | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
amphibious operations in assigned areas
ⓘ
coordination of Allied land, sea, and air forces in its area ⓘ naval operations in the Central Pacific ⓘ naval operations in the North Pacific ⓘ naval operations in the South Pacific ⓘ |
| role | strategic command for Allied operations in the Pacific Ocean areas ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Combined Chiefs of Staff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joint Chiefs of Staff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1942–1945 ⓘ |
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