Deputy Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force
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The Deputy Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force was the second-in-command leadership role within the Western Allied military command structure in Europe during World War II, responsible for assisting in the planning and execution of major operations such as the Normandy invasion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deputy Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force | 1 |
| Deputy Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
command role
ⓘ
military position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Northwest Europe
ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front of World War II
|
| associatedWith |
Battle of Normandy
ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy landings
Operation Neptune ⓘ Operation Overlord ⓘ liberation of Western Europe ⓘ |
| basedOn | coalition command principles ⓘ |
| commandStructure | multinational combined command ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied powers
|
| hasAppointer | Allied political and military leadership ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
acting for the Supreme Commander in his absence
ⓘ
advising the Supreme Commander on operations ⓘ coordination of land, sea, and air components ⓘ liaison with national military authorities ⓘ oversight of planning staffs ⓘ |
| hasRankRequirement | senior general officer ⓘ |
| hierarchicalPosition | second-in-command ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
1943
ⓘ
1944 ⓘ 1945 ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| militaryBranch | Allied Expeditionary Force ⓘ |
| notableWork |
coordination of multinational Allied forces in Europe
ⓘ
execution of Operation Overlord ⓘ planning of the Normandy invasion ⓘ support of Operation Neptune ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied Expeditionary Force
ⓘ
Allied command structure ⓘ
surface form:
Western Allied military command structure in Europe
|
| responsibleFor |
assisting in operational execution
ⓘ
assisting in strategic planning ⓘ coordination among Allied national forces ⓘ planning of major operations in Northwest Europe ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority | operational-level command in Europe ⓘ |
| status | historical position ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | defeat of Nazi Germany in Western Europe ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Supreme Allied Commander, Expeditionary Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force
|
| theaterOfOperations |
European Theater of Operations, United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
European Theater of Operations
North-West Europe campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Europe campaign
|
| typeOfOrganization | wartime-only position ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Armed Forces
ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ other Western Allied forces ⓘ |
| worksWith | Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Arthur Tedder
this entity surface form:
Deputy Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force