WDF
E1023102
WDF is the abbreviation for the British Western Desert Force, a World War II field army formation that fought in the North African campaign.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Desert Force | 0 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army field formation
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Australian Army units
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commonwealth forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Army units NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
British Western Desert Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
WDF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | defend Egypt and push Axis forces westward ⓘ |
| commander | Richard O'Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderRank | Lieutenant-General ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| formedFor | operations in the Western Desert ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterDesignatedAs | XIII Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militarySpecialization | desert warfare ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Bardia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Beda Fomm NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Sidi Barrani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOperation | Operation Compass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
German Afrika Korps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian Tenth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Regio Esercito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| primaryOpponentNation |
Kingdom of Italy
GENERATED
ⓘ
Nazi Germany GENERATED ⓘ |
| role | offensive operations against Italian forces in North Africa ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Middle East Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre |
North African campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Desert campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early years of World War II ⓘ |
| type | field army formation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.