Area Command

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Type	Area Command
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Summary	An organisation responsible for the conduct of naval operations in a particular geographic area.

Population	61
Coverage	Only a start has been made.

Categorised By	Into - Total: 61 General comparison below-See others above
Unit Maritime Country	Australian: 1 British: 22 Canadian: 1 Dutch: 1 German: 7 Japanese: 19 New Zealand: 1 United States: 14
Theatre Of War	Atlantic: 13 Mediterranean: 3 Pacific: 29
Service	Air Force: 1 Army: 3 Combined: 5 Multi National: 2 Navy: 50

Area Command	Established By Service	Cover Theatre Of War	Located At Old Place	Creation YMD	Termination YMD
*	Multi National	Pacific Theatre		1942 Jan 15	1942 Mar 01
BR Admiralty	Navy		London
BR Africa	Navy	Atlantic Theatre
BR Alexandria	Navy	Mediterranean Theatre	Alexandria
BR British Chiefs Of Staff	Navy
BR CAN Halifax Escort Force	Navy		Halifax
BR China Station	Navy	Pacific Theatre	Hong Kong
BR East Indies	Navy	Pacific Theatre	Colombo
BR Gibraltar	Navy	Atlantic Theatre \| Mediterranean Theatre	Gibraltar
BR Humber	Navy		Humber
BR Malta	Navy	Mediterranean Theatre	Malta
BR North America	Navy		Halifax
BR Orkney And Shetlands	Navy		Mainland Orkney Orkney Islands
BR Plymouth	Navy	Atlantic Theatre	Plymouth
BR Portsmouth	Navy	Atlantic Theatre	Portsmouth
BR Rosyth	Navy		Rosyth
BR South America	Navy	Atlantic Theatre
BR The Nore	Navy	Atlantic Theatre
BR US Combined Chiefs Of Staff	Multi National
BR West Indies	Navy
BR Western Approaches	Navy	Atlantic Theatre
GBR Dover	Navy
GR High Command	Combined	Atlantic Theatre
GR Naval Command North Sea	Navy
GR Naval Command Norway	Navy		Norway
GR Naval Group Command East	Navy	Atlantic Theatre
GR Naval Group Command North	Navy	Atlantic Theatre
GR Naval Group Command West	Navy	Atlantic Theatre
GR Naval High Command	Navy	Atlantic Theatre
JPN 10th Area Fleet	Navy	Pacific Theatre
JPN 1st Southern Expeditionary Fleet	Navy	Pacific Theatre
JPN 5th Base Air Force	Army	Pacific Theatre	Manila
JPN 6th Base Air Force	Navy	Pacific Theatre
JPN 8th Area Army	Army	Pacific Theatre	Rabaul	1942 Nov 26
JPN Chinkai Guard District	Navy	Pacific Theatre
JPN Imperial Headquarters	Navy	Pacific Theatre
JPN Kainan Guard District	Navy	Pacific Theatre
JPN Kure Naval District	Navy	Pacific Theatre
JPN Maizuru Naval District	Navy	Pacific Theatre
JPN Mako Guard District	Navy	Pacific Theatre
JPN Ominato Guard District	Navy	Pacific Theatre
JPN Osaka Guard District	Navy	Pacific Theatre
JPN Ryojun Guard District	Navy	Pacific Theatre
JPN Sasebo Naval District	Navy	Pacific Theatre
JPN South East Area Fleet	Navy	Pacific Theatre	Rabaul
JPN South Western Area Fleet	Navy	Pacific Theatre
JPN Takao Guard District	Navy	Pacific Theatre
JPN Yokosuka Naval District	Navy	Pacific Theatre
NZ New Zealand Station	Navy		New Zealand
US Atlantic Ocean	Navy	Atlantic Theatre
US Central Pacific	Navy	Pacific Theatre
US Joint Chiefs Of Staff	Combined		Washington DC
US North Pacific	Navy	Pacific Theatre
US Pacific Ocean	Combined	Pacific Theatre
US South East Pacific	Navy	Pacific Theatre
US South Pacific	Combined	Pacific Theatre
US South West Pacific	Combined	Pacific Theatre		1942 Apr 04
US SOWESPAC Air Forces	Air Force	Pacific Theatre
US United States Fleet	Navy
USA Allied Naval Force Southwest Pacific	Navy
USA Army Forces South Pacific Area	Army

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