British Commonwealth Occupation Force

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	military occupation force
gptkbp:abbreviation	BCOF
gptkbp:commander	Lieutenant General Horace Robertson Lieutenant General John Northcott
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Canada gptkb:India gptkb:New_Zealand gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded	1952
gptkbp:endDate	1952
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Kure,_Hiroshima,_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British Commonwealth Occupation Force
gptkbp:notableEvent	repatriation of Japanese soldiers demilitarization of Japanese forces reconstruction of Japanese infrastructure supervision of war crimes trials
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:Royal_Navy gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Australian_Navy gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Navy gptkb:Royal_Indian_Navy 34th Australian Infantry Brigade British Indian Division
gptkbp:operatesIn	gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Allied_occupation_of_Japan
gptkbp:precededBy	Allied Land Forces
gptkbp:purpose	occupation and demilitarization of Japan
gptkbp:size	about 40,000 personnel at peak
gptkbp:startDate	1946
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Japan_Self-Defense_Forces
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Horace_Robertson gptkb:Kallang_Airport
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7