Battle of Kissoué

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Kissoué was a World War II engagement in June 1941 during the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon, where Allied forces fought to advance toward Damascus.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Kissoué canonical 4

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
associatedWith British-led Allied advance on Damascus ⓘ
belligerent Allied forces ⓘ
Vichy French forces ⓘ
campaign Syrian–Lebanese campaign ⓘ
surface form: Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon
conflict Syrian–Lebanese campaign ⓘ
surface form: Syria–Lebanon campaign
conflictType land battle ⓘ
controlledByBeforeBattle French State (Vichy regime) ⓘ
surface form: Vichy France
countryInvolved Australia ⓘ
Free France ⓘ
India ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
French State (Vichy regime) ⓘ
surface form: Vichy France
date June 1941 ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
front Syrian front ⓘ
location Kissoué ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
objective advance toward Damascus ⓘ
opponent Vichy French forces ⓘ
surface form: Vichy French Army of the Levant
partOf Syrian–Lebanese campaign ⓘ
surface form: Allied invasion of Syria and Lebanon

Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Damascus (1941) ⓘ
Battle of Jezzine ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
strategicImportance control of approaches to Damascus ⓘ
theatre Middle East ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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Syrian–Lebanese campaign → involvedBattle → Battle of Kissoué ⓘ
Battle of Damascus (1941) → relatedEvent → Battle of Kissoué ⓘ
Battle of Merdjayoun → relatedEvent → Battle of Kissoué ⓘ
Levantine campaign → notableBattle → Battle of Kissoué ⓘ