Commander, South Pacific Area
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Commander, South Pacific Area was a major U.S. Navy operational command in the Pacific Theater during World War II, responsible for directing Allied naval and amphibious operations in the South Pacific region.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commander, South Pacific Area canonical | 3 |
| Commander South Pacific Area | 1 |
| Commander, South Pacific Force | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy command
ⓘ
World War II military formation ⓘ naval operational command ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
SOPAC
ⓘ
surface form:
COMSOPAC
|
| alliance | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
South Pacific Area command
ⓘ
surface form:
South Pacific Area
|
| commandedForcesOf |
New Zealand
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
other Allied nations in the South Pacific ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
U.S. Pacific Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Pacific Fleet
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctrine | combined and joint operations ⓘ |
| establishedDuring | Pacific War ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Nouméa, New Caledonia
ⓘ
surface form:
Nouméa
|
| headquartersTerritory | New Caledonia ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
John H. Newton
ⓘ
Robert L. Ghormley ⓘ William Halsey Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
William F. Halsey Jr.
|
| notableFor | coordination of large-scale amphibious assaults in the South Pacific ⓘ |
| opponent |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| oversawOperation |
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Eastern Solomons
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands ⓘ Battle of Bougainville ⓘ
surface form:
Bougainville campaign
Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal Campaign
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ New Georgia Campaign ⓘ
surface form:
New Georgia campaign
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ |
| partOf | Pacific Ocean Areas ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
defeat of Japanese forces in the South Pacific
ⓘ
support of Allied ground operations in the South Pacific islands ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Allied amphibious operations in the South Pacific
ⓘ
Allied naval operations in the South Pacific ⓘ |
| role |
coordination of joint and combined operations in the South Pacific
ⓘ
operational control of Allied naval forces in the South Pacific ⓘ |
| service | United States Navy ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateCommandsIncluded |
South Pacific Area command
ⓘ
surface form:
South Pacific Force
amphibious forces in the South Pacific ⓘ land-based air forces assigned to South Pacific operations ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific War
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater
|
| typeOfCommand | theater-level naval command ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Commander South Pacific Area
this entity surface form:
Commander, South Pacific Force