unified command

Japanese: unified command(英語表記)unifiedcommand
unified command

...a general term for a unit consisting of the Army, Navy (including Marines), and Air Force, or two or more of the most powerful units of the same nation, operating under a single commander authorized to exercise unified command or operational control. This concept was developed during World War II, and during the Pacific War, Generals MacArthur and Nimitz organized Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps units under their command, respectively, to invade Japan from two fronts as the Southwest Pacific Army and the Central Pacific Army. Both of these were examples of unified forces.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "unified command" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…同一国家に属する陸軍,海軍(海兵隊を含む),空軍の,またはこれらの軍のうちいずれか二つ以上の軍の有力な部隊をもって構成され,統一指揮unified commandまたは作戦統制を行う権限を与えられた単一指揮官の下に作戦する部隊の総称。第2次大戦中に発達した構想であり,太平洋戦争においてマッカーサー陸軍大将とニミッツ海軍大将の指揮下に,それぞれ陸・海・空・海兵隊の部隊を編成し,南西太平洋軍,中部太平洋軍として2方面から日本へ進攻したが,これらはいずれも統合軍の例である。…

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