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The American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (or ''Supreme Command'')<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/books/opnav20-p1000/A.htm Glossary of US Naval Abbreviations]</ref> was an attempt in 1942 to unify the command structures of the Allied particpants in the [[World War Two in the Pacific|Pacific War]]. Led by General Sir Archibald Wavell ABDACOM was tasked with halting the advance of Japanese forces in South-East Asia. Wavell assumed command on January 15 1942 but in the face of continuing Japanese victories in the region his tenure proved short and little more than a month later, on February 25, he resigned from his post as Supreme Commander and ABDACOM was no more.<ref>[http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/remembering1942/singapore/documents.asp Australian War Memorial]</ref> | {{TOC|right}} | ||
The American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (or ''Supreme Command'')<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/books/opnav20-p1000/A.htm Glossary of US Naval Abbreviations]</ref> was an attempt in 1942 to unify the command structures of the Allied particpants in the [[World War Two in the Pacific|Pacific War]]. Led by General Sir [[Archibald Wavell]], ABDACOM was tasked with halting the advance of Japanese forces in South-East Asia and Oceania, or what the Japanese called the Southern Resource Area. Wavell assumed command on January 15 1942 but in the face of continuing Japanese victories in the region his tenure proved short and little more than a month later, on February 25, he resigned from his post as Supreme Commander and ABDACOM was no more.<ref>[http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/remembering1942/singapore/documents.asp Australian War Memorial]</ref> | |||
Its geographical area, from the Allied Side, went partially to the [[Southwest Pacific Area]] and partially to the [[China-Burma-India]] theater. | |||
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==Battle of the Java Sea== | ==Battle of the Java Sea== | ||
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A Japanese cruiser-destroyer force, without losing a single ship, destroyed any meaningful opposition in the Southern Resource Area by 1 March. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:45, 12 October 2010
The American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (or Supreme Command)[1] was an attempt in 1942 to unify the command structures of the Allied particpants in the Pacific War. Led by General Sir Archibald Wavell, ABDACOM was tasked with halting the advance of Japanese forces in South-East Asia and Oceania, or what the Japanese called the Southern Resource Area. Wavell assumed command on January 15 1942 but in the face of continuing Japanese victories in the region his tenure proved short and little more than a month later, on February 25, he resigned from his post as Supreme Commander and ABDACOM was no more.[2]
Its geographical area, from the Allied Side, went partially to the Southwest Pacific Area and partially to the China-Burma-India theater.
History
Formation of ABDACOM
Fall of Singapore
Disolution of ABDACOM
Battle of the Java Sea
A Japanese cruiser-destroyer force, without losing a single ship, destroyed any meaningful opposition in the Southern Resource Area by 1 March.
References
Potential sources
Australian Government letter received from Churchill establishing ABDA
Globalsecurity.org short description of some of the vessels involved
Parliamentary Debates, House of Commons Official Report, Jan. 27, 1942