The American-British-Dutch-Australian Command, or ABDACOM, was the short-lived supreme command for all Allied forces in South East Asia in early 1942, during the Pacific War in World War II. It consis
The first ABDACOM conference. Seated around the table, from left: Admirals Layton, Helfrich, and Hart, General ter Poorten, Colonel Kengen (at head of table), and Generals Wavell, Brett, and Brereton
ABDACOM Area
Japanese attacks along the Malay Barrier December 23, 1941 – February 21, 1942.
General Sir Archibald Wavell.
The South-East Asian Theatre of World War II consisted of the campaigns of the Pacific War in the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Indochina, Burma, India, Malaya, and Singapore between 1941 and 1945
A Chindit column crosses a river in Burma, 1943
The 20th Indian Infantry Division search for Japanese in Prome, Burma, 3 May 1945.