Chief of Staff, General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area

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The Chief of Staff, General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area was the senior staff officer responsible for planning, coordinating, and directing Allied military operations in the Southwest Pacific under General Douglas MacArthur during World War II.

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instanceOf World War II military position
military staff position
appliesToJurisdiction Southwest Pacific Area
appointedBy General Douglas MacArthur
linked to: Douglas MacArthur
areaOfResponsibility New Guinea campaign
Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
operations in the Bismarck Archipelago
operations in the Netherlands East Indies
associatedWith Allied Air Forces, Southwest Pacific Area
Allied Land Forces, Southwest Pacific Area
Allied Naval Forces, Southwest Pacific Area
linked to: Allied Naval Forces
basedOn U.S. Army chief of staff system
conflict World War II
country Allied powers
linked to: Allied forces
dissolved 1945
duty coordinating operations with Allied governments and commands in the theater
supervising GHQ staff sections
translating strategic directives of the Supreme Commander into operational plans
endTime 1945
hasRankRequirement general officer
hasTitle Chief of Staff, GHQ SWPA
historicalPeriod Pacific War
inception April 1942
languageOfWork English
locationOfWork Brisbane
Manila
Tokyo
militaryBranch United States Army
notableCommander Richard K. Sutherland
Stephen J. Chamberlin NERFINISHED
officeHolder Richard K. Sutherland
Stephen J. Chamberlin NERFINISHED
partOf General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area
replacedBy staff positions in postwar occupation commands in Japan
reportsTo General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area
Supreme Commander, Southwest Pacific Area
responsibleFor coordinating Allied military operations in the Southwest Pacific Area
directing Allied military operations in the Southwest Pacific Area
planning Allied military operations in the Southwest Pacific Area
scopeOfAuthority theater-level operations
startTime 1942
subordinateTo General Douglas MacArthur
linked to: Douglas MacArthur

Supreme Commander, Southwest Pacific Area
theater Southwest Pacific Area
typeOfPosition senior staff officer role
worksWith Australian military forces
Netherlands East Indies forces
other Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific Area

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Richard K. Sutherland positionHeld Chief of Staff, General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area