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Northern Combat Area Command | |
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Active | 1942–1945 |
Country | Republic of China United States |
Branch | National Revolutionary Army United States Army |
Type | Regional Command |
Nickname(s) | "NCAC" |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Joseph "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell Daniel Sultan Sun Li-jen |
The Northern Combat Area Command (NCAC) was a subcommand of the Allied South East Asia Command (SEAC) during World War II. It controlled Allied ground operations in northern Burma. For most of its existence, NCAC was commanded by United States Army General Joseph "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell (who concurrently held more senior command positions). In 1945 after Stilwell was recalled, his deputy, Lieutenant General Daniel Sultan, was promoted to and assumed command.
Chinese Nationalist National Revolutionary Army personnel constituted most of the combat units within NCAC.
While it was initially intended that NCAC would operate as an integral part of the British 11th Army Group, Stilwell refused to work under General George Giffard and was made subordinate to the Supreme Commander of SEAC, Lord Louis Mountbatten.