Allied ABDA Command

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Allied ABDA Command was a short-lived World War II joint Allied military command formed by American, British, Dutch, and Australian forces to coordinate the defense of Southeast Asia and the Dutch East Indies against Japanese expansion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military formation
joint Allied command
military command
appliesToJurisdiction Dutch East Indies
Southeast Asia
conflict World War II
country Australia
Netherlands
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolved 1942
duration short-lived
fullName Allied ABDA Command self-linksurface differs
surface form: American-British-Dutch-Australian Command
hasAbbreviation ABDA
hasPart American forces
Australian forces
British Armed Forces
surface form: British forces

Dutch forces
inception 1942
languageOfWorkOrName English
location Dutch East Indies
Southeast Asia
notableFor first attempt at unified Allied command in the Pacific theater
objective defense of Southeast Asia
defense of the Dutch East Indies
opponent Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
partOf Allied forces
purpose coordinate Allied defense against Japanese expansion
theaterOfOperations Pacific War

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Dutch East Indies campaign commandStructure Allied ABDA Command
ABDA Command fullName Allied ABDA Command
this entity surface form: American-British-Dutch-Australian Command
Allied ABDA Command fullName Allied ABDA Command self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: American-British-Dutch-Australian Command
ABDA fullName Allied ABDA Command
subject surface form: ABDA Command
this entity surface form: American-British-Dutch-Australian Command