Following the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in December 1941, the short-lived American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDACOM) was formed on 1 January 1942, to control all Allied forces in South East Asia and the South West Pacific. ABDACOM nominally controlled USAFFE forces, although the latter was effectively an independent force.
Following the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in December 1941 the short-lived American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDACOM) was formed on 1 January 1942 to control all Allied forces in South East Asia and the South West Pacific ABDACOM nominally controlled USAFFE forces although the latter was effectively an independent force